Where the Heart Is

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

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Drama
Comedy
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.

Keywords

california
tennessee
photographer
pregnancy
rags to riches
tornado
supermarket
pregnant minor
teenage pregnancy
baby
starting over
oklahoma
change
unwillingly pregnant
homeless teenager
pregnant
walmart
found family
romcom

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 27, 2000
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox,Wind Dancer Films
Cast: Natalie Portman,Ashley Judd,Stockard Channing,Joan Cusack,Sally Field,James Frain,Dylan Bruno,Keith David,Ray Prewitt,Laura Houseand 54 more
Director: Matt Williams
Writer: Billie Letts,Lowell Ganz,Babaloo Mandel
Producer: Matt Williams,Susan Cartsonis,David McFadzean,Patricia Whitcher,Carmen Finestra,Rick Leed
Cinematography: Richard Greatrex
Music: Mason Daring
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $33,800,000
IMDb: tt0198021