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Where the Heart Is 2000

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.

Directed by: Matt Williams
Written by: Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
Release date: 2000-04-27
Runtime: 120 minutes
Critics score:
35 / 100
Tagline: Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
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 
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Also known as:
  • Où le coeur nous mène
  • Der det er hjerterom