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Where the Heart Is

2000 · 120 min

A gentle, heartfelt story of resilience and community, with moments of sadness and warmth that leave you hopeful.

Directed by
Matt Williams
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Matt Williams
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
  • love
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Matt Williams
Written by
Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Starring
Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field, James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David
Music
Mason Daring
Cinematography
Richard Greatrex
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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