Although Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, he has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer, Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Keywords: foster-parents, pro-bono, new-baby, social-services, learning, coffee-shop-manager, pizza-hut, children's-book, locked-door, mentally-handicapped-man, child-custody, woman-director,

Title: I Am Sam
Imdb rate: 7.6
Imdb votes: 135,328
Year: 2001
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Director: Jessie Nelson
Writers: Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson
Actors:
Sean Penn
Michelle Pfeiffer
Dakota Fanning
Dianne Wiest

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations.