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Where the Heart Is

"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.

Top Cast

  • Natalie Portman

    Natalie Portman

    Novalee Nation

  • Ashley Judd

    Ashley Judd

    Lexie Coop

  • Stockard Channing

    Stockard Channing

    Thelma 'Sister' Husband

  • Joan Cusack

    Joan Cusack

    Ruth Meyers

  • Sally Field

    Sally Field

    Mama Lil

  • James Frain

    James Frain

    Forney Hull

  • Dylan Bruno

    Dylan Bruno

    Willy Jack Pickens

  • Keith David

    Keith David

    Moses Whitecotten

  • Ray Prewitt

    Ray Prewitt

    Tim

Overview

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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