I have a LOT of thoughts.
1. In my memory, the Walmart stuff was longer than ten minutes.
2. These character names are NUTS. Novalee Nation. Americus Nation. Sister Husband, who becomes Grandma Sister Husband. Forney. Praline. Brownie. Cherry. Baby Ruth. Moses Whitecotton.
3. I remembered this being sort of a dramedy. It is just a drama, and it is depressing. Only depressing things happen. They fit a lot of tragedies into two hours.
4. I kind of still love it though.
5. Ashley Judd is looking super hot.
Where the Heart Is
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
4/27/2000Runtime
120 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$15,000,000Revenue
$33,800,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A warm, earnest story about a pregnant teenager who finds unexpected belonging among misfits and strangers. It's a heartfelt celebration of resilience and the families we choose for ourselves.
Mood
HopefulBittersweetWhimsical
Themes
FamilyComing of ageRedemptionSurvivalLove
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Child endangerment
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
Ray Prewitt
Tim
Laura House
Nicki
Mary Ashleigh Green
Girl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroe
Wal-Mart Clerk
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