Sean Penn (as Sam Dawson), Michelle Pfeiffer (as Rita Harrison), Dakota Fanning (as Lucy Diamond Dawson), Dianne Wiest (as Annie Cassell), Loretta Devine (as Margaret Calgrove), Richard Schiff (as Mr. Turner), Laura Dern (as Randy Carpenter), Brad Silverman (as Brad (as Brad Allan Silverman)), Joseph Rosenberg (as Joe), Stanley DeSantis (as Robert), Doug Hutchison (as Ifty), Rosalind Chao (as Lily), Ken Jenkins (as Judge Philip McNeily), Wendy Phillips (as Miss Wright), Mason Lucero (as Conner Rhodes)

SINOPSIS:
Sam Dawson es un padre particular: tiene una edad mental de siete años y debe criar a la hija que tuvo con una mujer sin hogar. Las autoridades del colegio al que asiste la niña deciden denunciar el caso ante la Justicia. Desesperado, Sam consigue que una prestigiosa abogada tome el caso, que llegará a los tribunales.