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FilmComedyDramaRomance

Where the Heart Is (2000)

PG-13 · 2000-04-27 · 2h 0m · EN
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Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.

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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Matt WilliamsDirector
Budget
$15M
Box office
$33.8M

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Natalie PortmanNatalie PortmanNovalee NationAshley JuddAshley JuddLexie CoopStockard ChanningStockard ChanningThelma 'Sister' HusbandJoan CusackJoan CusackRuth MeyersSally FieldSally FieldMama LilJames FrainJames FrainForney HullDylan BrunoDylan BrunoWilly Jack PickensKeith DavidKeith DavidMoses WhitecottenRay PrewittRay PrewittTimLaura HouseLaura HouseNickiMary Ashleigh GreenMary Ashleigh GreenGirl in BathroomKinna McInroeKinna McInroeWal-Mart Clerk

Keywords

PregnancyBabyCaliforniaTennesseeChangeSupermarketTeenage pregnancyPregnant minorOklahomaStarting overUnwillingly pregnant

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityPregnancy · Baby · CaliforniaMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference9758

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What is Where the Heart Is about?

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.

How long is Where the Heart Is?

Where the Heart Is has a runtime of 120 minutes.

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