I am sam: Find out how and where to watch

Find out how and where to watch "I Am Sam" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options. Find out how and where to watch "I Am Sam" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Hotstar today – including 4K and free options. I Am Sam (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson. It stars Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine and Laura Dern. Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old and works at a Starbucks. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital.