TMDb Rating
7.1/10
724 verified votes
Where the Heart Is (2000)
ComedyDramaRomance
120 min
"Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart."
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.
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ComedyDramaRomanceMatt WilliamsNatalie PortmanAshley Judd2000
Director
Matt Williams
Top Cast
Natalie PortmanAshley JuddStockard ChanningJoan CusackSally Field
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