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Where the Heart Is

2000
Drama
2h 0m
Novalee Nation is a pregnant 17-year-old from Tennessee heading to California with her boyfriend Willie Jack, but is abandoned by him at a Wal-Mart store in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Novalee has no job, no skills and only $5.55 in her pocket, so she secretly lives in the Wal-Mart until her daughter Americus is born six weeks later. Novalee decides to raise her daughter and rebuild her life in Sequoyah, with the help of eccentric but kind strangers. Based on the best-selling novel by Billie Letts. (imdb)
Directed by:
Matt Williams
Written by:
Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Billie Letts
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Starring:
Keith David Keith David Dylan Bruno Stockard Channing Stockard Channing Natalie Portman Natalie Portman Joan Cusack Joan Cusack James Frain James Frain Ashley Judd Ashley Judd Sally Field Sally Field Ray Prewitt
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Where the Heart Is

2000
Drama
2h 0m
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luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 Jan 2018
65
23rd
Chock full of southern redneck stereotypes, with retarded names all said with a straight face. I feel like it tried to be a feel-good story, but when your message is that uneducated, poor people who make bad choices and with little regard for the law can simply rely on the good will of others to fix their problems, then you strike a nerve of ill will in me. But Natalie Portman...you know, she's hot, 'n stuff.
Rated 17 Jan 2018
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 18 Mar 2008
14
5th
I saw it on a plane once, and wish I'd brought my parachute so I could walk out. These have to be the worst character names I've ever heard. Novalee Nation? Willie Jack? Lexie Coop? Forney Hall? Sister Husband???? I'm actually crying from laughter, and I haven't even mentioned the Wal-Mart baby.
Rated 18 Mar 2008
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 13 Oct 2009
2
14th
All the situations are cliche, trite, and predictable. All the dialog is stupid, poorly delivered, and ditzy. The story-line is irrelevant and really drawn out. It's like a film a bunch of cheerleaders would have written, directed, and stared.
Rated 13 Oct 2009
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 01 Aug 2011
32
3rd
A movie about poor decisions, both by the characters and the actors involved. Painfully contrived and bad.
Rated 01 Aug 2011
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 07 Aug 2008
60
37th
Cliche plot, lots of free advertising for walmart, and a tornado. Definitely three things that every movie needs.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
yilbyilb
Rated 08 Mar 2008
20
7th
Right. As if "Wall-Mart Baby" wouldn't have been a better title. The winner here is Ashley, who looks great in white trash & is a kick to boot. The loser is, well, the empty headed script which continues to follow the x-boyfriend when we could really care less about getting even, & Natalie who is rather uninteresting.
Rated 08 Mar 2008
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 20 Sep 2008
0
4th
This movie is so bad it hurts. The character names are ridiculous, the acting is terrible and my god is it dumb. Most of the dialog is totally unbelievable especially when Ashley Judd says to Natalie Portman "Honey, look at us, we can't have the pick of the litter." Yeah, it's really believable when one incredibly hot chick says to another that they can't have any good guys. Nice job, Hollywood.
Rated 20 Sep 2008
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 01 Jan 2013
80
83rd
Cute heartwarming story about a poor girl dumped at a Walmart pregnant. She lives at the Walmart for a few weeks before giving birth to her child. Then a woman with a kind heart takes her in and they become a family. A sweet and tender story. Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd are great as is Stockard Channing. A warm story with a great message.
Rated 01 Jan 2013
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 03 Feb 2009
63
32nd
Not overly believable or well written, but Natalie Portman is incredible.
Rated 03 Feb 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 07 Feb 2007
30
4th
The worst possible mixture of formulaic predictability and illogical, arbitrary behavior.
Rated 07 Feb 2007
tsvetetsvete
Rated 19 Sep 2012
78
3rd
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Rated 19 Sep 2012
sproostsproost
Rated 20 Feb 2023
10
2nd
I don’t know where to start.. It’s mindblowingly nonsensical with very uncomfortable-making and honestly pretty disgusting christian/jehova suppressed sexual undertones. Almost The Room-level bad, so a must see for fans of cinematic lunacy made by the severely untalented. Will probably rewatch in the future because it was too much for my logical, sober mind to handle at times.
Rated 20 Feb 2023
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
17th
So painfully average.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 04 Jun 2008
73
34th
The movie is all right, but it doesn't capture the heartbreaking feeling of Novalee. However, compared to most book-to-movie deals, this one kept a lot of it's life. A great book, a good movie. Read the book first.
Rated 04 Jun 2008
giuseppeGiuseppe
Rated 06 Aug 2011
68
31st
Caught this thing on TV, late at night, a few years ago and it stuck with me. Considering it's very unpretentious, I found it to be quite enjoyable. Then again I do love Natalie Portman, so I might be a bit lenient here.
Rated 06 Aug 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 10 Oct 2010
54
18th
Silly. Everyone is a walking cliche.
Rated 10 Oct 2010
jeg2jeg2
Rated 05 Apr 2008
75
89th
Natalie Portman's considerable potentila begins to show here, and Judd is terrific as a kind-hearted slut
Rated 05 Apr 2008
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 07 Sep 2010
36
41st
#00s(e)#, Natalie P!, Ashley J.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
bernie20bernie20
Rated 07 Jan 2014
75
15th
Not the best acting considering. However the story is a good one. I thought it was just a tv movie on lifetime.
Rated 07 Jan 2014
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 26 Nov 2014
79
48th
objectively speaking, there is absolutely no reason for me to like this film. it's so corny, so hollywood, with a predictable storyline oozing with cheese and "small-town charm" and cheesy dialogue. but damn it, there is just something so sweet about it - in no small part because of natalie portman's casting. that woman can do no wrong. it's just an easy watch, and it's so feminine and light and warm, it's comforting to watch from under a blanket on a rainy night.
Rated 26 Nov 2014
badfishstanbadfishstan
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
45th
Cute movie, developed from the book with the same title. In High School I watched the movie instead of the book. Entertaining movie, Portman carries the movie. If you're a fan of hers you can make it through the movie, it's no Closer though
Rated 14 Aug 2007
myszatekMyszatek
Rated 13 Sep 2009
73
47th
I remember liking it, despite obvious flaws.
Rated 13 Sep 2009

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