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.
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Cast
64 people
Natalie Portman
Novalee Nation
Known for
V for Vendetta
Black Swan
Ashley Judd
Lexie Coop
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Divergent
Kiss the Girls
Stockard Channing
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
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Grease
Batman Beyond
Joan Cusack
Ruth Meyers
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Toy Story 3
The School of Rock
Sally Field
Mama Lil
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Forrest Gump
Mrs. Doubtfire
James Frain
Forney Hull
Known for
True Detective
The Tudors
Dylan Bruno
Willy Jack Pickens
Known for
Numb3rs
Taken 3
Keith David
Moses Whitecotten
Known for
Hazbin Hotel
They Live
Ray Prewitt
Tim
Known for
Brothers
Laura House
Nicki
Known for
My Year of Dicks
Mary Ashleigh Green
Girl in Bathroom
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Miss Congeniality
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Kinna McInroe
Wal-Mart Clerk
Known for
Office Space
Honey Don't!
Matt Williams Director · Lowell Ganz Screenplay Babaloo Mandel Screenplay
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $15M · United States release April 27, 2000
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$33,800,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Wind Dancer Films
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 27, 2000
Theatrical
United States · April 27, 2000
Theatrical
Australia
August 31, 2000 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 27, 2000 · Theatrical
France
May 16, 2001 · Theatrical
February 6, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Germany
November 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 17, 2000 · Digital
Italy
September 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
February 24, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
October 14, 2000 · Theatrical
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