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