Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Matt Williams
  • Cast(s): Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h
  • Music: Mason Daring,Kami Asgar,David E. Fluhr,Matt Temple,Adam Jenkins
  • Award(s): YoungStar 2000 (Won)
    Young Artist 2001 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Eternity, People We Meet on Vacation
  • Story:
    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 in Sequoyah, Okla., and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. In short order, some eccentric, kindly strangers "adopt" Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
    Full Story
6.7/10
IMDb

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Where The Heart Is - Cast

Where The Heart Is - Crew

STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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 in Sequoyah, Okla., and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. In short order, some eccentric, kindly strangers "adopt" Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Ratings

6.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
YoungStar Award

Best Young ActressPerformance in a Motion Picture Comedy | 2000 | Natalie

Nominations
Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress | 2001 | Natalie

Teen Choice Award

Film Choice Actress | 2000 | Natalie

BOX OFFICE

Budget 15,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 33,800,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

For the scenes filmed in Walmart, myriad Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) merchandise, prominently depicting Natalie Portman as Queen Amidala, had to be removed, to preserve the suspension of disbelief.

Dennis Letts (Sheriff) was the husband of the author of the novel "Where the Heart Is," Billie Letts.

While Novalee's unlucky number in this movie is five, in the book, she has an unlucky number of seven.

Jolene is 14 in her scene. Alicia Godwin was only 11 years old when this movie was filmed.

Contains Natalie Portman's first on-screen love scene.

Popular Dialogues

"Novalee Nation: It's too late, isn't it, Forney? Forney Hull: Too late for what? Novalee Nation: I lied to you, when you asked me if I loved you, and I said no. Remember? Forney Hull: Yes. Novalee Nation: I lied. It wasn't true, I-I love you. It's just I lied because I thought you deserved something better. Forney Hull: Something better than you? Novalee, there isn't anything better than you. [they kiss]"

"Novalee Nation: You tell them that our lives can change with every breath we take... and tell 'em to hold on like hell to what they've got: each other, and a mother who would die for them and almost did... You tell them we've all got meanness in us, but we've got goodness too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. And that's why we've got to make sure we pass it on."

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