
10 Best Movies Like I Am Sam
If you loved I Am Sam, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Losing Isaiah
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the ba...

White Oleander
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion....

A Home of Our Own
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all...

The Glass Castle
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

Ladybird Ladybird
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refuge...

Mildred Pierce
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Sam for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter....