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Feature film — 2000

Where the Heart Is (2000)

7.12h 0mComedy — Drama — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 766 votes.

Wind Dancer Films / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Matt Williams

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Cast & crew

Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation

Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field as Mama Lil

Sally Field

Mama Lil

James Frain as Forney Hull

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David as Moses Whitecotten

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt as Tim

Ray Prewitt

Tim

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Laura House

Nicki

Mary Ashleigh Green as Girl in Bathroom

Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

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Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

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