Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 2000 · 2h 0m

Where the Heart Is

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Director
Matt Williams
Cast
Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop Stockard Channing as Thelma 'Sister' Husband Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers Sally Field as Mama Lil James Frain as Forney Hull
Crew
Richard Greatrex — Director of Photography Ian Crafford — Editor Mason Daring — Original Music Composer Lowell Ganz — Screenplay Babaloo Mandel — Screenplay Billie Letts — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Where the Heart Is — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
californiababysupermarketchangephotographerpregnancytornadooklahomaromcomrags to richespregnant minorunwillingly pregnant
Key Collaborators
Matt Williams Director Richard Greatrex Director of Photography Ian Crafford Editor Mason Daring Original Music Composer Lowell Ganz Screenplay Babaloo Mandel Screenplay Billie Letts Novel Matt Williams Producer Susan Cartsonis Producer David McFadzean Producer Patricia Whitcher Producer Paul Peters Production Design
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