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Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.

20007.12h 0m

Overview

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Directed by Matt Williams
Written by Lowell Ganz, Billie Letts, Babaloo Mandel
Produced by Matt Williams, Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $33.8M

Top Cast

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field

Sally Field

Mama Lil

James Frain

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt

Ray Prewitt

Tim

L

Laura House

Nicki

Themes & Keywords

californiababysupermarketchangepregnancyoklahomapregnant minorunwillingly pregnanttennesseeteenage pregnancystarting overpregnant

About Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2000 exploring themes of california, baby, supermarket, change, pregnancy, oklahoma. Directed by Matt Williams, it stars Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing. Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

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