Where the Heart Is
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2000-04-27
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: Matt Williams
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original title: Where the Heart Is
Production Companies: Wind Dancer Films, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Natalie Portman
Ashley Judd
Stockard Channing
Joan Cusack
Sally Field
James Frain
Dylan Bruno
Keith David
Ray Prewitt
Laura House
Mary Ashleigh Green
Kinna McInroe
Linda Wakeman
David Alvarado
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