Where the Heart Is

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

• Rated 7.1 out of 10
• Movie
• 2000
• 2h 0m
• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

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.

Director

Matt Williams

Starring

Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack