Where the Heart Is (2000)

7.1 out of 10 · 2000 · 120 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance

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 as Novalee Nation
• Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop
• Stockard Channing as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
• Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers
• Sally Field as Mama Lil
• James Frain as Forney Hull
• Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens
• Keith David as Moses Whitecotten
• Ray Prewitt as Tim
• Laura House as Nicki
• Mary Ashleigh Green as Girl in Bathroom
• Kinna McInroe as Wal-Mart Clerk

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