Where the Heart Is
7.1/10
Rating
120 min
Runtime
2000
Release Year
Matt Williams
Director
Cast
Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field
Quick Synopsis
Novalee Nation, a 17-year-old girl from Tennessee, finds herself suddenly alone and pregnant after her boyfriend abandons her on the side of a road. With nowhere else to go, she takes shelter inside a Wal-Mart store. Over time, she meets a group of kind but unusual people who offer her support and help her care for her newborn daughter. Together, they assist Novalee in overcoming her difficult circumstances and starting a new life.
Detailed Synopsis of Where the Heart Is
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.
