Directed by:
Jessie NelsonCinematography:
Elliot DavisComposer:
John PowellCast:
Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern, Doug Hutchison, Ken Jenkins, Scott Paulin (more)Plots(1)
A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Sean Penn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428626_8db481.jpg)
Sean Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Persepolis (2007)
![Michelle Pfeiffer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054980_d86254.jpg)
Michelle Pfeiffer
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Stardust (2007)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Dakota Fanning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933974_c1e02c.jpg)
Dakota Fanning
USA
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
Coraline (2009)
Brimstone (2016)
![Dianne Wiest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049771_d89ddb.jpg)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
![Loretta Devine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/360/164360030_c551be.png)
Loretta Devine
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
I Am Sam (2001)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
![Richard Schiff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269153_08c68b.jpg)
Richard Schiff
USA
![Laura Dern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/702/163702224_9c33f2.jpg)
Laura Dern
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
A Perfect World (1993)
Blue Velvet (1986)
![Doug Hutchison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273132_e04777.jpg)
Doug Hutchison
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
I Am Sam (2001)
![Ken Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494940_c90e10.jpg)
Ken Jenkins
USA
![Scott Paulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273023_a8e8b2.jpg)
Scott Paulin
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
I Am Sam (2001)
Kimberly Scott
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Falling Down (1993)
The Abyss (1989)
![Caroline Keenan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272633_6f39ad.jpg)
Caroline Keenan
USA
Best movies:
I Am Sam (2001)
Nothing to Lose (1997)
The Replacements (2000)
![Mary Steenburgen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723537_d39c07.jpg)
Mary Steenburgen
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Philadelphia (1993)
![Brent Spiner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/043/166043599_09e20d.jpg)
Brent Spiner
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
I Am Sam (2001)
![Kathleen Robertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/671/160671817_343870.jpg)
Kathleen Robertson
Canada
Best movies:
I Am Sam (2001)
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013) (TV movie)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
![Will Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274029_1f2d12.jpg)
Will Wallace
Best movies:
I Am Sam (2001)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
![Elle Fanning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196387_2f9f80.jpg)
Elle Fanning
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Trumbo (2015)
![Rosalind Chao](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040688_f4f64e.jpg)
Rosalind Chao
USA
Best movies:
I Am Sam (2001)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
![Marin Hinkle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/421/162421247_4e9558.png)
Marin Hinkle
Tanzania
Best movies:
Frequency (2000)
I Am Sam (2001)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
![Eileen Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886358_bf4690.gif)
Eileen Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Magnolia (1999)
Benny & Joon (1993)