Where the Heart Is
2000, Film, 120 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 56
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
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 as Novalee Nation
- James Frain as Forney Hull
- Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop
- Stockard Channing as Sister Husband
- Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers
- Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens
- Sue McCormick as Cake Supplier
- Keith David as Moses Whitecotten
- Ray Prewitt as Tim
- Laura House as Nicki
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