I Am Sam

Sean Penn is Sam Dawson, a mentally challenged L.A. coffeehouse worker whose life is radically changed when a homeless woman living with him gives birth to their daughter, then leaves. With a little help from his friends, Sam tries to raise the child─but when, years later, the courts want to take her, he turns to a self-absorbed attorney (Michelle Pfeiffer) to defend him. Dianne Wiest, Richard Schiff co-star. 134 min.