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Where the Heart Is

PG-13

2000

120 minutes

ComedyDramaRomance

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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Top Cast

Natalie Portman headshot

Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd headshot

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing headshot

Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack headshot

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field headshot

Sally Field

Mama Lil

James Frain headshot

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno headshot

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David headshot

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt headshot

Ray Prewitt

Tim

Laura House headshot

Laura House

Nicki

Mary Ashleigh Green headshot

Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

Kinna McInroe headshot

Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

Linda Wakeman headshot

Linda Wakeman

Hospital Receptionist

David Alvarado headshot

David Alvarado

Cellmate

Mark Voges headshot

Mark Voges

Religious Man

Todd Lowe headshot

Todd Lowe

Troy

Margaret Hoard headshot

Margaret Hoard

Mary Elizabeth Hull

Rodger Boyce headshot

Rodger Boyce

Officer Harry

Gabriel Folse headshot

Gabriel Folse

Policeman #2

Sue McCormick headshot

Sue McCormick

Cake Supplier

Karey Green headshot

Karey Green

Rhonda

Laura Auldridge headshot

Laura Auldridge

Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

Alicia Godwin headshot

Alicia Godwin

Jolene

Dennis Letts headshot

Dennis Letts

Sheriff

Richard Andrew Jones headshot

Richard Andrew Jones

Mr. Sprock

Kathryn Esquivel headshot

Kathryn Esquivel

Mrs. Ortiz

Mark Mathis headshot

Mark Mathis

Reporter

J.D. Evermore headshot

J.D. Evermore

Orderly

Angee Hughes headshot

Angee Hughes

Religious Woman

Mackenzie Fitzgerald headshot

Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Americus Nation

Nataly Peña headshot

Nataly Peña

Angela Ortiz

Yvette Diaz headshot

Yvette Diaz

Rosanna Ortiz

T.J. McFarland headshot

T.J. McFarland

Ray

Richard Nance headshot

Richard Nance

Johnny DeSoto

Tony Mann headshot

Tony Mann

M.C. of Banquet

John Swasey headshot

John Swasey

Jerry

Scarlett McAlister headshot

Scarlett McAlister

Kitty

Kylie Harmon headshot

Kylie Harmon

Praline

Cody Linley headshot

Cody Linley

Brownie

Bob Coonrod headshot

Bob Coonrod

Ernie

Heather Kafka headshot

Heather Kafka

Delphia

Angelina Fiordellisi headshot

Angelina Fiordellisi

Nurse

Cheyenne Rushing headshot

Cheyenne Rushing

Co-Ed

Deborah Abbott headshot

Deborah Abbott

Bar Girl

Alecia Batson headshot

Alecia Batson

Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street

Stacy Bellew headshot

Stacy Bellew

Wal-Mart Girl

Jeff Cooper headshot

Jeff Cooper

Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian

Rebecca Davis headshot

Rebecca Davis

Photo Finalist

Lisa Del Dotto headshot

Lisa Del Dotto

Wedding Guest

Jeremy Denzlinger headshot

Jeremy Denzlinger

Reporter

Dan Eggleston headshot

Dan Eggleston

Truck Driver

Adrian Garza headshot

Adrian Garza

Young Brownie

Jim Henry headshot

Jim Henry

Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Molly Howe headshot

Molly Howe

Lynne (uncredited)

K. Todd Lytle headshot

K. Todd Lytle

Customer at Gas Station

Erica Mincks headshot

Erica Mincks

Miss Sequoyah

Trevor Doyle Nelson headshot

Trevor Doyle Nelson

Partygoer

Bobby Shue headshot

Bobby Shue

Wal-Mart Customer

Cassandra L. Small headshot

Cassandra L. Small

Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

Russell Towery headshot

Russell Towery

Bass Player

Chris Warner headshot

Chris Warner

Wal-Mart Employee

Gena West headshot

Gena West

Hospital Visitor

Jerry Wu headshot

Jerry Wu

Bar Patron

Jason C. Young headshot

Jason C. Young

Professor