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.

Director: Matt Williams

Cast

Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field

Mama Lil

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten