Where the Heart Is (2000)

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.

Directing:
  • Matt Williams

Writing:
  • Lowell Ganz
  • Billie Letts
  • Babaloo Mandel

Stars:
Release Date: 2000-04-27
metacritic icon 6.8/10
themoviedb icon 7.1/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 120
  • Budget: $15,000,000
  • Revenue: $33,800,000
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
Lexie Coop
Sally Field
Sally Field
Mama Lil
Stockard Channing
Stockard Chan...
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portm...
Novalee Nation
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack
Ruth Meyers
James Frain
James Frain
Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno
Dylan Bruno
Willy Jack Pickens
Keith David
Keith David
Moses Whitecotten
Ray Prewitt
Ray Prewitt
Tim
Mary Ashleigh Green
Mary Ashleigh...
Girl in Bathroom
David Alvarado
David Alvarad...
Cellmate
Todd Lowe
Todd Lowe
Troy
Rodger Boyce
Rodger Boyce
Officer Harry
Dennis Letts
Dennis Letts
Sheriff
J.D. Evermore
J.D. Evermore
Orderly
John Swasey
John Swasey
Jerry
Scarlett McAlister
Scarlett McAl...
Kitty
Cody Linley
Cody Linley
Brownie
Heather Kafka
Heather Kafka
Delphia
Cheyenne Rushing
Cheyenne Rush...
Co-Ed
Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper
Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian
Jeremy Denzlinger
Jeremy Denzli...
Reporter
Jim Henry
Jim Henry
Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)
Cassandra L. Small
Cassandra L....
Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest
Russell Towery
Russell Tower...
Bass Player
Chris Warner
Chris Warner
Wal-Mart Employee
Gena West
Gena West
Hospital Visitor
Jerry Wu
Jerry Wu
Bar Patron
Richard Andrew Jones
Richard Andre...
Mr. Sprock
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