Where the Heart Is
2000
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
"Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart."
Rating
7.1
698 votesPopularity
1.4003
Origin & Countries
US | en | United States of America
Production
Wind Dancer Films,20th Century Fox
Runtime
120 min.
Budget (M$)
33.8 / 15ROI 225%
Status
Released
Release: 4/27/2000
Credits
Matt WilliamsDirector
Natalie PortmanNovalee Nation
Ashley JuddLexie Coop
Stockard ChanningThelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan CusackRuth Meyers
