Where the Heart Is

7.1 / 10

(664 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

2000

Director:

Matt Williams

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Company:

Wind Dancer Films,

20th Century Fox

Budget:

$15,000,000

Revenue:

$33,800,000

Cast:
Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field

Mama Lil

Crew:
Matt Williams

Director

Billie Letts

Novel

Mason Daring

Original Music Composer

Lowell Ganz

Screenplay

Ian Crafford

Editor