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Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$33800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.101/10

Release Date

27 April 2000

Country

United States of America

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

James Frain

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt

Ray Prewitt

Tim

Laura House

Laura House

Nicki

Mary Ashleigh Green

Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

Kinna McInroe

Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

Linda Wakeman

Linda Wakeman

Hospital Receptionist

David Alvarado

David Alvarado

Cellmate

Mark Voges

Mark Voges

Religious Man

Todd Lowe

Todd Lowe

Troy

Margaret Hoard

Margaret Hoard

Mary Elizabeth Hull

Rodger Boyce

Rodger Boyce

Officer Harry

Gabriel Folse

Gabriel Folse

Policeman #2

Sue McCormick

Sue McCormick

Cake Supplier

Karey Green

Karey Green

Rhonda

Laura Auldridge

Laura Auldridge

Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

Alicia Godwin

Alicia Godwin

Jolene

Dennis Letts

Dennis Letts

Sheriff

Richard Andrew Jones

Richard Andrew Jones

Mr. Sprock

Kathryn Esquivel

Kathryn Esquivel

Mrs. Ortiz

Mark Mathis

Mark Mathis

Reporter

J.D. Evermore

J.D. Evermore

Orderly

Angee Hughes

Angee Hughes

Religious Woman

Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Americus Nation

Nataly Peña

Nataly Peña

Angela Ortiz

Yvette Diaz

Yvette Diaz

Rosanna Ortiz

T.J. McFarland

T.J. McFarland

Ray

Richard Nance

Richard Nance

Johnny DeSoto

Tony Mann

Tony Mann

M.C. of Banquet

John Swasey

John Swasey

Jerry

Scarlett McAlister

Scarlett McAlister

Kitty

Kylie Harmon

Kylie Harmon

Praline

Cody Linley

Cody Linley

Brownie

Bob Coonrod

Bob Coonrod

Ernie

Heather Kafka

Heather Kafka

Delphia

Angelina Fiordellisi

Angelina Fiordellisi

Nurse

Cheyenne Rushing

Cheyenne Rushing

Co-Ed

Deborah Abbott

Deborah Abbott

Bar Girl

Alecia Batson

Alecia Batson

Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street

Stacy Bellew

Stacy Bellew

Wal-Mart Girl

Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper

Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian

Rebecca Davis

Rebecca Davis

Photo Finalist

Lisa Del Dotto

Lisa Del Dotto

Wedding Guest

Jeremy Denzlinger

Jeremy Denzlinger

Reporter

Dan Eggleston

Dan Eggleston

Truck Driver

Adrian Garza

Adrian Garza

Young Brownie

Jim Henry

Jim Henry

Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Molly Howe

Molly Howe

Lynne (uncredited)

K. Todd Lytle

K. Todd Lytle

Customer at Gas Station

Erica Mincks

Erica Mincks

Miss Sequoyah

Trevor Doyle Nelson

Trevor Doyle Nelson

Partygoer

Bobby Shue

Bobby Shue

Wal-Mart Customer

Cassandra L. Small

Cassandra L. Small

Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

Russell Towery

Russell Towery

Bass Player

Chris Warner

Chris Warner

Wal-Mart Employee

Gena West

Gena West

Hospital Visitor

Jerry Wu

Jerry Wu

Bar Patron

Jason C. Young

Jason C. Young

Professor

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