Novalee Nation
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Box office. $40 million. Where the Heart Is is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Matt Williams and starring Natalie Portman, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd, and Joan Cusack with supporting roles by James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, and Sally Field. The screenplay, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, is based on the ...
Apr 28, 2000 · Natalie Portman plays a pregnant teen who is abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart and decides to raise her daughter in Oklahoma. Based on a novel by Billie Letts, the film features James Frain, Ashley Judd and Joan Cusack.
- (36K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Matt Williams
- 2000-04-28
Synopsis. 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 ...
- Matt Williams
- PG-13
- 22
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When 17-year-old Novalee Nation has her baby in a Wal-Mart, this hard-luck teen becomes an overnight celebrity. 13,044 IMDb 6.7 1 h 59 min 2000. X-Ray PG-13. Comedy · Drama · Fun · Heartwarming. Available to rent or buy.
- 119 min
- 4
Apr 28, 2000 · A movie based on a novel about a teenage mother who lives in a Wal-Mart and faces many challenges and surprises. Roger Ebert praises the performances but criticizes the plot as melodramatic and implausible.
A pregnant teen is abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Oklahoma and decides to raise her baby there with the help of strangers. Based on the novel by Billie Letts, the film stars Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, and Stockard Channing.
