Where the Heart Is

IMDb 7.1 2000 • 120 min • ComedyDramaRomance

Director

Matt Williams

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack Ruth Meyers
Sally Field
Sally Field Mama Lil