Where the Heart Is

Name: Where the Heart Is
Director: Matt Williams
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2000-04-27
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field

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2000 · 120 min · PG-13 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · TMDB 7.1/10

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

Cast

Natalie Portman — Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd — Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing — Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack — Ruth Meyers
Sally Field — Mama Lil