Where the Heart Is (2000)
- Starring:
- Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, (more)
- Director(s):
- Matt Williams
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) runs away from her Tennessee home toward the bright lights of California, accompanied by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickins (Dylan Bruno). But Willy gets cold feet and abandons her at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, OK. Novalee's life savings amount to $5.55, so she moves into the Wal-Mart, sleeping there at night and venturing out during the day. With the help of the eccentric Sister Husband (Stockard Channing), and Lexie Coop (Ashley Judd), a nurses' aide, Novalee tries to get her life in order for the sake of her expected child, Americus Nation. Based on a novel by Billie Letts, Where the Heart Is also features Keith David, Joan Cusack, Richard Nance, and Heather Kafka. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast of Where the Heart Is
- Natalie Portman - Novalee Nation
- Stockard Channing - Sister Husband
- James Frain - Forney Hall
- Keith David - Moses Whitecotten
- Richard Jones - Mr. Sprock
- Ashley Judd - Lexie Coop
- Joan Cusack - Ruth Meyers
- Dylan Bruno - Willy Jack Pickins
- Sally Field - Mama Nell
- Dennis Letts
- Director(s):
- Matt Williams
- Writer(s):
- Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
- Producer(s):
- Diane Minter Lewis, Patricia Whitcher, David McFadzean
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations)
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