Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (2000)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 2000-04-27
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 683 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Wind Dancer Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Matt Williams
star 7.1/10
From 683 Ratings

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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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  • 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

  • Dylan Bruno

    as Willy Jack Pickens

  • Keith David

    as Moses Whitecotten

  • Ray Prewitt

    as Tim

  • Laura House

    as Nicki

  • Mary Ashleigh Green

    as Girl in Bathroom

  • Kinna McInroe

    as Wal-Mart Clerk

  • Linda Wakeman

    as Hospital Receptionist

  • David Alvarado

    as Cellmate

  • Mark Voges

    as Religious Man

  • Todd Lowe

    as Troy

  • Margaret Hoard

    as Mary Elizabeth Hull

  • Rodger Boyce

    as Officer Harry

  • Gabriel Folse

    as Policeman #2

  • Sue McCormick

    as Cake Supplier

  • Karey Green

    as Rhonda

  • Laura Auldridge

    as Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

  • Alicia Godwin

    as Jolene

  • Dennis Letts

    as Sheriff

  • Richard Andrew Jones

    as Mr. Sprock

  • Kathryn Esquivel

    as Mrs. Ortiz

  • Mark Mathis

    as Reporter

  • J.D. Evermore

    as Orderly

  • Angee Hughes

    as Religious Woman

  • Mackenzie Fitzgerald

    as Americus Nation

  • Nataly Peña

    as Angela Ortiz

  • Yvette Diaz

    as Rosanna Ortiz

  • T.J. McFarland

    as Ray

  • Richard Nance

    as Johnny DeSoto

  • Tony Mann

    as M.C. of Banquet

  • John Swasey

    as Jerry

  • Scarlett McAlister

    as Kitty

  • Kylie Harmon

    as Praline

  • Cody Linley

    as Brownie

  • Bob Coonrod

    as Ernie

  • Heather Kafka

    as Delphia

  • Angelina Fiordellisi

    as Nurse

  • Cheyenne Rushing

    as Co-Ed

  • Deborah Abbott

    as Bar Girl

  • Alecia Batson

    as Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street

  • Stacy Bellew

    as Wal-Mart Girl

  • Jeff Cooper

    as Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian

  • Rebecca Davis

    as Photo Finalist

  • Lisa Del Dotto

    as Wedding Guest

  • Jeremy Denzlinger

    as Reporter

  • Dan Eggleston

    as Truck Driver

  • Adrian Garza

    as Young Brownie

  • Jim Henry

    as Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

  • Molly Howe

    as Lynne (uncredited)

  • K. Todd Lytle

    as Customer at Gas Station

  • Erica Mincks

    as Miss Sequoyah

  • Trevor Doyle Nelson

    as Partygoer

  • Bobby Shue

    as Wal-Mart Customer

  • Cassandra L. Small

    as Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

  • Russell Towery

    as Bass Player

  • Chris Warner

    as Wal-Mart Employee

  • Gena West

    as Hospital Visitor

  • Jerry Wu

    as Bar Patron

  • Jason C. Young

    as Professor
Directing Matt Williams Director
Editing Ian Crafford Editor
Sound Mason Daring Original Music Composer
Camera Richard Greatrex Director of Photography
Writing Lowell Ganz Screenplay
Writing Billie Letts Novel
Crew Russell Towery Stunts
Crew Diane Towery Stunts
Crew Jim Henry Stunts
Crew Randy Fife Stunt Coordinator
Crew Nadine Grycan Stunts
Crew Lonnie Nelson Stunts
Sound Matt Temple Sound Effects Editor
Sound Kami Asgar Sound Effects Editor
Art Bart Brown Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Keith Sayer Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jo Kissack Folsom Costume Supervisor
Sound Adam Jenkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects Scott Dougherty Visual Effects Producer
Sound David E. Fluhr Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Shane Patrick Set Dresser
Art Janet Stokes Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up Kimmie Furlong Set Costumer
Sound Richard Burton Sound Effects Editor
Art Christopher Stull Set Dresser
Sound Charlie Shepard Sound Supervisor
Sound Hank Garfield Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Thomas J. Smith Visual Effects Supervisor
Sound Suhail Kafity Sound Effects Editor
Production Matt Williams Producer
Art John Frick Art Direction
Sound Lisa Brown Music Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Beth Miller Key Hair Stylist
Production Carmen Finestra Executive Producer
Production Patricia Whitcher Producer
Production Susan Cartsonis Producer
Writing Babaloo Mandel Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Melinda Eshelman Costume Design
Production David McFadzean Producer
Art Paul Peters Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Felicity Bowring Key Makeup Artist
Production Rick Leed Executive Producer
Art Amy Wells Set Decoration

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