Where the Heart Is
Matt Williams2000-04-27
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
7.115
120 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Natalie Portman | Novalee Nation | Zac E. Chan |
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Ashley Judd | Lexie Coop | The Free Refills |
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Stockard Channing | Thelma 'Sister' Husband | Unowned |
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Joan Cusack | Ruth Meyers | Zac E. Chan |
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Sally Field | Mama Lil | Unowned |
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James Frain | Forney Hull | Unowned |
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Dylan Bruno | Willy Jack Pickens | Unowned |
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Keith David | Moses Whitecotten | Unowned |
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Ray Prewitt | Tim | Unowned |
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Laura House | Nicki | Unowned |
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Mary Ashleigh Green | Girl in Bathroom | Unowned |
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Kinna McInroe | Wal-Mart Clerk | Unowned |
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Linda Wakeman | Hospital Receptionist | Unowned |
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David Alvarado | Cellmate | Unowned |
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Mark Voges | Religious Man | Unowned |
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Todd Lowe | Troy | Unowned |
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Margaret Hoard | Mary Elizabeth Hull | Unowned |
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Rodger Boyce | Officer Harry | Unowned |
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Gabriel Folse | Policeman #2 | Unowned |
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Sue McCormick | Cake Supplier | Unowned |
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Karey Green | Rhonda | Unowned |
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Laura Auldridge | Wal-Mart Assistant Manager | Unowned |
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Alicia Godwin | Jolene | Unowned |
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Dennis Letts | Sheriff | Unowned |
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Richard Andrew Jones | Mr. Sprock | Unowned |
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Kathryn Esquivel | Mrs. Ortiz | Unowned |
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Mark Mathis | Reporter | Unowned |
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J.D. Evermore | Orderly | Unowned |
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Angee Hughes | Religious Woman | Unowned |
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Mackenzie Fitzgerald | Americus Nation | Unowned |
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Nataly Peña | Angela Ortiz | Unowned |
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Yvette Diaz | Rosanna Ortiz | Unowned |
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T.J. McFarland | Ray | Unowned |
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Richard Nance | Johnny DeSoto | Unowned |
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Tony Mann | M.C. of Banquet | Unowned |
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John Swasey | Jerry | Unowned |
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Scarlett McAlister | Kitty | Unowned |
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Kylie Harmon | Praline | Unowned |
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Cody Linley | Brownie | Unowned |
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Bob Coonrod | Ernie | Unowned |
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Heather Kafka | Delphia | Unowned |
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Angelina Fiordellisi | Nurse | Unowned |
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Cheyenne Rushing | Co-Ed | Unowned |
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Deborah Abbott | Bar Girl | Unowned |
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Alecia Batson | Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street | Unowned |
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Stacy Bellew | Wal-Mart Girl | Unowned |
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Jeff Cooper | Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian | Unowned |
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Rebecca Davis | Photo Finalist | Unowned |
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Lisa Del Dotto | Wedding Guest | Unowned |
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Jeremy Denzlinger | Reporter | Unowned |
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Dan Eggleston | Truck Driver | Unowned |
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Adrian Garza | Young Brownie | Unowned |
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Jim Henry | Bar Room Fighter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Molly Howe | Lynne (uncredited) | Unowned |
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K. Todd Lytle | Customer at Gas Station | Unowned |
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Erica Mincks | Miss Sequoyah | Unowned |
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Trevor Doyle Nelson | Partygoer | Unowned |
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Bobby Shue | Wal-Mart Customer | Unowned |
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Cassandra L. Small | Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest | Unowned |
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Russell Towery | Bass Player | Unowned |
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Chris Warner | Wal-Mart Employee | Unowned |
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Gena West | Hospital Visitor | Unowned |
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Jerry Wu | Bar Patron | Unowned |
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Jason C. Young | Professor | Unowned |