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71% Critic Match
Where the Heart Is
“Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.”
7.1 / 10• 2000• 2h 0m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Natalie Portman
Novalee Nation
Lead
Ashley Judd
Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack
Ruth Meyers
Sally Field
Mama Lil
James Frain
Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno
Willy Jack Pickens
Keith David
Moses Whitecotten
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matt Williams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Where the Heart Is is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
