I Am Sam

"Love is all you need."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

2,461 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Producers Guild Stanley Kramer

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$22.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$92.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$70.5M

ROI: +321%

Budget Recovery421% of budget

$0|Budget: $22.0M|Revenue: $92.5M

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60-Day Views

130.6K

Daily Avg

2.2K

7-Day Trend

-8%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Los Angeles

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Themes & Subjects

#autism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Elliot Davis

Film Editing

Richard Chew

Music / Score

John Powell

Production Companies

Bedford Falls Productions

Distributors

New Line CinemaNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch I Am Sam

Available in 42 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Germany6

France12

JapanG

Argentina+13

Austria6

+7 more countries

Production

Director

Jessie Nelson

Writers

Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson

Production Companies

New Line CinemaBedford Falls ProductionsRed Fish, Blue Fish Films

Cast

Sean Penn

Sam Dawson

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rita Harrison Williams

Dianne Wiest

Annie Cassell

Dakota Fanning

Lucy Diamond Dawson

Richard Schiff

Mr. Turner

Loretta Devine

Margaret Calgrove

Marin Hinkle

Patricia

Laura Dern

Randy Carpenter

Brad Silverman

Brad

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Joseph Rosenberg

Joe

Stanley DeSantis

Robert

Doug Hutchison

Ifty

Tags & Keywords

mentally disabledfoster parentslawyerpro bonosocial servicescoffee shop managerpizza hutchildren's booklocked doorchild custodywoman directorfather daughter relationshipneurodiversity

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