{{short description|2001 film by Gary Winick}} {{about|a film|other people known as Sam the Man|Nihal Samarasinghe}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Sam the Man | image = Sam the Man 2000.jpg
| caption = | director = Gary Winick | screenplay = Paul Kneubuhl<br>Kevin Kennedy | story = Paul Kneubuhl<br>Fisher Stevens | starring = Fisher Stevens<br>Annabella Sciorra | music = Joey Altruda | cinematography = Wolfgang Held | editing = Sabine Hoffmann<br>Lea O'Donnell<br>Michael Ventresco | studio = Collective Voice<br>GreeneStreet Films<br>InDgEnt | released = {{Film date|2001|2||Santa Monica|2005|1|25|DVD}} | runtime = 87 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Sam the Man''''' is a 2001 American film directed by Gary Winick and starring Fisher Stevens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanguardia |first=La |date=2025-06-03 |title=Sam the Man (película 2001) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Gary Winick |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/sam-the-man-80285 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref>
==Plot== A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.
==Cast== {{Div col}} *Fisher Stevens as Sam Manning *Annabella Sciorra as Cass *Alex Porter as Saxophone Player *John Slattery as Maxwell Slade *Annika Peterson as Emily *Ron Rifkin as Richard *Saverio Guerra as Lorenzo Pugano *George Plimpton as himself *Griffin Dunne as man in Bathroom *Maria Bello as Anastasia Powell *Danielle Ferland as Ella *Joshua Dov as College Boy (as Josh Dov) *Rob Morrow as Daniel Lenz *Luis Guzmán as Murray (as Luis Guzman) *Jean-Luke Figueroa as Buster Pugano {{Div col end}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0196068}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes|sam_the_man}}
{{Gary Winick}}
Category:2001 films Category:2001 independent films Category:2001 romantic comedy-drama films Category:2001 English-language films Category:American independent films Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:Films about infidelity Category:Films about writers Category:Films directed by Gary Winick Category:Films set in New York City Category:Films shot in New York City Category:2001 American films Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films Category:English-language independent films
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