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Just noticed now how people hate this movie, although I love it with all my heart since I was a kid, that’s all.
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i relate to the guy who constantly found a way to connect things to movies
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I feel like the director just googled a bunch of camera techniques and tried to wing every one of them
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I Am Sam (2001) tells the story of a mentally handicapped man’s struggle to retain custody of his only child against the background of some of the most blatant product placement in cinematic history. I am not a cynic. I enjoy the emotional masturbation provided by a good weepie as much as the next man (possibly even a little more). However there is something so woefully artificial at the heart of I Am Sam (2001) that it denies the viewer even this most basest of gratifications. I really wanted to like this movie. Early on, I tried to reframe the story in my mind as more of a “fairy tale” than a regular narrative due to the level of contrivance…
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A good movie. Cinematography is good, the colors are good looking. The story is really simple and the length is pretty long and the film focuses on the same problem throughout the film and I’m 100% sure it could have been cut down to around 110 minutes. Sean penn gives a good performance here overall. The plot is good overall but the second half of it feels sort of odd and because the plot is so simple i don’t really have much to say about it. I actually think this movie is slightly underrated and i think that people could to appreciate it more if they tried. 7.3/10
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yo like literally fuck sean penn he sucks but damn i cried every like 5 mins
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Mac Demarco sat front row & took a vape rip about ten minutes in before walking out with his group shortly after. I fell asleep for a solid 40 mins and when I woke up there were probably 3 people left in the theater, film festivals are back 🤝
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توصية DonMohammed قصة تحزن و مع اداء شون بين طلعت بشكل جميل جدا و حتى اخويا سام رهيبين بالذات المطنقر الإخراج و المشاهد عجبتني مثل حركات الكاميرا او لقطات سام و لوسي مشهد لمن قالت له ما بقرأ لين انت تقراها يالله
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verla de pendeja, brutal. 10/10 increíble, lloré veinte veces kdkdk.
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Made me cry when i was 10. Still makes me cry
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This was a wonderful choice. Major prison time for anyone who didn’t cry watching this. Sean Penn wow!
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“Eu ia falar para o juíz que eu daria para a Lucy o amor que ela nunca recebeu, mas eu estaria mentindo.” Filme lindíssimo, chorei demais. A relação de Sam e Lucy é adorável, e a história do filme é muito bonita.
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Brilliant
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EEmman 8 月 23, 2026
fun, cheery, heartfelt. The acting is light and a bit theatrical. I loved the color choices, Very colorful movie and that really serves a purpose with this story I feel. there are some random directing choices I was like “?” abt like that dolly zoom just didnt really feel necessary and the court doesn’t feel realistic, takes me out a bit. although, this movie does a great job showing stressful, overwhelming environments, that lack of time that comes with adulthood, parenthood. its very family friendly as well I do think thats nice.
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This film is very beautiful, and very touching.
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try to make it as heartwarming as you want but i’m on the enemies side! dakota fanning acted the house down. camera work had me crying they were just doing the most for no reason
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UUUUUUUUNA MIEEEERDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ME LA PASE LLORANDO CASI TODA LA PELICULA PARA QUE EL FINAL SEA QUE EL SAM SEA ARBITRO FORZADO Y MAS ENCIMA TERMINE TAN ???? QUE SIGNIFICA ESE FINAL? ALGUIEN PUEDE EXPLICARME ESA WEA????
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First movie I remember really crying to as a kid. As an adult, I still think it’s very effective. The themes are straight forward — a type of family movie night drama that doesn’t get made anymore (other than on Lifetime or something with way less budget)… nevermind that film producers’ fear of (misplaced) backlash would further prevent this movie from being made today (however cliche that kind of sentiment is to say in a review). As a side note,…
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Я таааак сиььно плакалаа уф аллай
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“are ladybugs only girls or are there boys too” see now miss gurl that’s a question☝🏾🤓 the plot is kinda unrealistic but my tear ducts dgaf about realism apparently
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Everything about this movie is good
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Very of its time but still hits a lot of those tried and true cliches well
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it matters to him!! in a nutshell: ones intellectual capacity has no bearing on their ability to love. cried every 10 min. sean penn .. what a performance.
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This is such a beautiful and heartbreaking movie. I’ve always loved Dakota Fanning, and I remember watching this movie when I was younger. It’s one of those movies that really sticks with you because it’s so heartwarming but also incredibly sad. Dakota Fanning was amazing in this, especially for being so young. Her relationship with Sam is what makes the movie so special, and watching how much they love and depend on each other honestly breaks my heart. The movie…
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This movie was incredible everyone did a terrific job.
- Synopsis
- Sam, a neurodivergent man, 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 as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
- Director
- Jessie Nelson
- Writer
- Jessie Nelson, Kristine Johnson
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Bedford Falls Productions, Red Fish, Blue Fish Films, "Sam" Productions
- Country
- USA, Germany
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 132 mins
- USA03 Dec 2001
- USA28 Dec 2001
- USA04 Jan 2002
- Brazil28 Dec 2001
- Canada24 Jan 2002
- USA25 Jan 2002
- Italy15 Mar 2002
- Argentina28 Mar 2002
- Portugal29 Mar 2002
- Greece05 Apr 2002
- Netherlands25 Apr 2002
- France30 Apr 2002
- Germany08 May 2002
- UK09 May 2002
- Ireland10 May 2002
- Lithuania24 May 2002
- Czechia30 May 2002
- Japan08 Jun 2002
- Turkey12 Jul 2002
- South Korea18 Oct 2002
- Switzerland09 May 2002
- Austria10 May 2002
- Netherlands12 Dec 2006
- Netherlands25 Jan 2006
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