Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
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2000
2h 0m
7.1(720 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

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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Production Companies

Wind Dancer Films
20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

64 members
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Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Natalie Portman
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Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Ashley Judd
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Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Stockard Channing
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Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Joan Cusack
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Sally Field

Mama Lil

Sally Field
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James Frain

Forney Hull

James Frain
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Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Dylan Bruno
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Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Keith David
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Ray Prewitt

Tim

Ray Prewitt
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Laura House

Nicki

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Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

Mary Ashleigh Green
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Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

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Linda Wakeman

Hospital Receptionist

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David Alvarado

Cellmate

David Alvarado
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Mark Voges

Religious Man

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Todd Lowe

Troy

Todd Lowe
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Margaret Hoard

Mary Elizabeth Hull

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Rodger Boyce

Officer Harry

Rodger Boyce
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Gabriel Folse

Policeman #2

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Sue McCormick

Cake Supplier

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Karey Green

Rhonda

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Laura Auldridge

Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

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Alicia Godwin

Jolene

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Dennis Letts

Sheriff

Dennis Letts
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Richard Andrew Jones

Mr. Sprock

Richard Andrew Jones
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Kathryn Esquivel

Mrs. Ortiz

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Writing

Mark Mathis

Reporter

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J.D. Evermore

Orderly

J.D. Evermore
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Angee Hughes

Religious Woman

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Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Americus Nation

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Nataly Peña

Angela Ortiz

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Yvette Diaz

Rosanna Ortiz

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T.J. McFarland

Ray

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Richard Nance

Johnny DeSoto

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Tony Mann

M.C. of Banquet

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John Swasey

Jerry

John Swasey
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Scarlett McAlister

Kitty

Scarlett McAlister
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Kylie Harmon

Praline

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Cody Linley

Brownie

Cody Linley
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Bob Coonrod

Ernie

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Heather Kafka

Delphia

Heather Kafka
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Angelina Fiordellisi

Nurse

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Cheyenne Rushing

Co-Ed

Cheyenne Rushing
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Deborah Abbott

Bar Girl

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Alecia Batson

Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street

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Stacy Bellew

Wal-Mart Girl

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Jeff Cooper

Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian

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Rebecca Davis

Photo Finalist

Rebecca Davis
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Lisa Del Dotto

Wedding Guest

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Jeremy Denzlinger

Reporter

Jeremy Denzlinger
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Dan Eggleston

Truck Driver

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Adrian Garza

Young Brownie

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Crew

Jim Henry

Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Jim Henry
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Molly Howe

Lynne (uncredited)

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K. Todd Lytle

Customer at Gas Station

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Erica Mincks

Miss Sequoyah

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Trevor Doyle Nelson

Partygoer

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Bobby Shue

Wal-Mart Customer

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Cassandra L. Small

Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

Cassandra L. Small
Crew

Russell Towery

Bass Player

Russell Towery
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Chris Warner

Wal-Mart Employee

Chris Warner
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Gena West

Hospital Visitor

Gena West
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Jerry Wu

Bar Patron

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Jason C. Young

Professor

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