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				I Am Sam (2001) | 
			 
				
			
			
				| 83 reviews | 
			 
			
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				Film rated 3.3 / 5 
				(Chick rating: 3.5 / 5) 
				(Guy rating: 3.1 / 5)
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		| Government tries relocating Dakota. | 
	 
	
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		| Lucy's Penn doesn't write. | 
	 
	
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		| Sam Desperately Seeking Dakota. | 
	 
	
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		| Mentally challenged dad Pennalized. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn portrays desperate dad. | 
	 
	
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		| Rejected retard raises rugrat. | 
	 
	
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		| Father dePenndant on daughter? | 
	 
	
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		| Nelson Penns disabled melodrama. | 
	 
	
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		| Affront to disabled, Beatles. | 
	 
	
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		| Simple Sean spars system. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn's 'challenged' Oscar grab. | 
	 
	
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		| Retard with musical taste. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn mightier than system. | 
	 
	
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		| Sam raising precocious daughter. | 
	 
	
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		| Handicapable of raising daughter. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn's performance very 'special'. | 
	 
	
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		| Movie's handicapped by Penn. | 
	 
	
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		| Pouting Pfeiffer punishes Penn. | 
	 
	
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		| Dummy fights for custody. | 
	 
	
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		| Daughter outpaces disabled dad. | 
	 
	
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		| Retarded Penn's custody battle. | 
	 
	
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		| Simple Sam's complex character. | 
	 
	
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		| Mentally challenged's parenting challenges. | 
	 
	
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		| Retard defends parenting skills. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn states Dakota devotion. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn retarded by mawkishness. | 
	 
	
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		| Dakota outsmarts her Dad. | 
	 
	
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		| Excuse for Beatles covers. | 
	 
	
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		| Dumb choice of protagonist. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn does parenting backwards. | 
	 
	
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		| Kramer quote sways system. | 
	 
	
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		| Emotional Penn falls flat. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn imitates Mr. Kramer. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn fights, Pfeiffer defends. | 
	 
	
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		| Slow daddy loves daughter. | 
	 
	
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		| 'Rainman' fights custody battle. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn convincingly retarded. | 
	 
	
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		| Starbucks employee's family troubles. | 
	 
	
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		| 'Dad's stupid' rings true. | 
	 
	
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		| Pfeiffer Penns the system. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn pins petulent Pfeiffer. | 
	 
	
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		| Barista Penn. Barrister Pfeiffer. | 
	 
	
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		| Sean Penn overacting horribly. | 
	 
	
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		| Sean's Sweet and Slowdown. | 
	 
	
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		| Sam's daughter taken away. | 
	 
	
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		| Beatles highlight custody trial. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn's lost without Dakota. | 
	 
	
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		| Pfeiffer's David Kelley performance. | 
	 
	
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		| Pfeiffer challenges Penn's mentality. | 
	 
	
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		| Patriarchial Penn's retarded trial. | 
	 
	
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		| Disabled Dad daughter's drawback. | 
	 
	
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		| Sean Penn's mentally retarded. | 
	 
	
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		| Penn: Child raising child. | 
	 
	
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