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Apr 28, 2000 · The movie is based on a popular novel by Billie Letts, about a 17-year-old unwed mother named Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman), who is abandoned by her no-good boyfriend in a Wal-Mart in Sequoia, Okla., and lives secretly in the store until she gives birth to her child, little Americus.
Apr 28, 2000 · 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 ...
- (98)
- Matt Williams
- PG-13
- Natalie Portman
A young pregnant girl (Natalie Portman) gets left in a small Oklahoma town by her loser boyfriend (Dylan Bruno) on their way to California from Tennessee. Portman is literally stranded at the local Wal-Mart and then becomes a national celebrity when she gives birth late one night at the store.
Apr 24, 2000 · A cloying and skin-deep soap opera, “Where the Heart Is” is an epic of unwed motherhood that is almost stunning in its sustained superficiality. Banal and trite where it could have been ...
Apr 28, 2000 · Where the Heart Is: Directed by Matt Williams. With Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack. A pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
- (36K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Matt Williams
- 2000-04-28
The film received mostly negative reviews. Metacritic gives it a score of 30% based on reviews from 28 critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 35% approval rating, based on reviews from 97 critics, with the site's consensus stating that the film's "poor script and messy plot undermines the decent cast." Box office
Where the Heart Is examines the relationships that can both link and destroy a life. It reminds us that without friends to see us through the bad times, we can’t find the good times. And with friends like Novalee’s, you can discover what you’ve missed and in return, help them build on their own successes.
