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      Where the Heart Is

      2000, Comedy/Drama, 2h 0m

      98 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      Poor script and messy plot undermines the decent cast. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      After Tennessee teen Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is left literally barefoot and pregnant in a Wal-Mart parking lot by her no-good boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno), she manages to live within the mammoth megastore until her baby's abrupt arrival makes her a media darling. After this, Good Samaritan nurse Lexie (Ashley Judd) takes in Novalee and her newborn daughter. Before long, Lexie and Novalee form a life-changing bond of friendship and sisterhood.

      Cast & Crew

      Natalie Portman
      Ashley Judd
      Stockard Channing
      Joan Cusack
      James Frain
      Dylan Bruno
      Keith David
      Mary Ashleigh Green
      Richard Nance
      Rodger Boyce
      Lowell Ganz
      Babaloo Mandel
      Rick Leed
      Roz Weisberg
      Mason Daring
      Richard Greatrex
      Ian Crafford
      Paul Peters
      John Frick
      Amy Wells

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      • Jan 30, 2013
        I was close to selling this DVD, but then decided to give it one last gander before goodbye. I'm glad I did cuz this is really quite a sweet movie about redemption and the kindness of strangers. It's Classic Natalie. She's a bit vegan and weird now, but in her salad days (ironic?), she could really bare her heart in her performances. I also dig James Frain (Villefort from "The Count of Monte Cristo) as the lovelorn Forney.
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      • Sep 11, 2012
        A feel-good movie where a pretty young pregnant girl (Natalie Portman) gets left at a Walmart in Oklahoma. During the movie, Natalie has to figure out how to have her baby, establish a support network and find a loving partner.
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      • Nov 16, 2011
        It's a bad love story with an irresponsible father, a suggestion on a number, and many, many references and promotion to Wal-Mart
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      • Jul 31, 2011
        Dated and blatant, Where The Heart Is basically tries too hard and mish-mashes far too many events and ideas into one film. A critic said it best when he referred to it as "a great big ol' commercial for the Wal-Mart".
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