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Overview
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Release Date:
28 April 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart. more
Plot:
A pregnant 17-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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2 nominations
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(16 articles)
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 9:08 PM, PDT)
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 9:08 PM, PDT)
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 9:08 PM, PDT)
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 9:08 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Excellent film- even for a chick flick.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Natalie Portman | ... | Novalee Nation |
 | Ashley Judd | ... | Lexie Coop |
 | Stockard Channing | ... | Sister Husband |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Ruth Meyers |
 | James Frain | ... | Forney Hull |
 | Dylan Bruno | ... | Willy Jack Pickens |
 | Keith David | ... | Moses Whitecotten |
 | Ray Prewitt | ... | Tim |
 | Laura House | ... | Nicki |
| Karey Green | ... | Rhonda |
| Mary Ashleigh Green | ... | Girl in Bathroom |
 | Kinna McInroe | ... | Wal-Mart Clerk |
| Laura Auldridge | ... | Wal-Mart Assistant Manager |
| Alicia Godwin | ... | Jolene |
| Dennis Letts | ... | Sheriff |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, language and sexual content.
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Runtime:
120 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:K-11 |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Denmark:A |
France:U |
Germany:6 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG
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The university at the end of the film that is suppose to be located on the East Coast, is actually Baylor University, in Waco, Texas.
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Continuity: When Novalee visits Forney in his hotel room, when she opens the door, we see that the roses are next to Forney. When it cuts back to him, they are on the opposite side of the bed.
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Quotes:
Novalee Nation:
I think I might be pregnant. You remember that guy I told you about last month?
Lexie Coop: The good-lookin' mechanic?
Novalee Nation: I don't know what's wrong with me. I didn't even want to be with him.
Lexie Coop: Didn't he use anything?
Novalee Nation: Just me.
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Lexie Coop: The good-lookin' mechanic?
Novalee Nation: I don't know what's wrong with me. I didn't even want to be with him.
Lexie Coop: Didn't he use anything?
Novalee Nation: Just me.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "ER: Where the Heart Is (#7.21)" (2001)
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Soundtrack:
What'd I Say
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What exactly happened to Sister?What exactly did Roger Briscoe do to Lexie and her children?
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I have to admit having a bias towards sci-fi, action adventure, mystery, conspiracy films, etc. I have sat through "Steel Magnolias" and "Fried Green Tomatoes" with my wife, and while I can admit they are well made movies, I have never been too keen on movies with an all-female or predominantly female cast. I have also never cared much for Sally Fields movies. Perhaps I always think of her from the "Bandit" movies... My first impression from all the trailers was that "Where the Heart Is" was noting more than another "chick-flik" that I would no doubt find well-produced, but forgettable. I was wrong. Natalie Portman registers a great performance as a meek and down-trodden pregnant teen who learns early in life that "our lives can change with every breath." Ashley Judd puts in an Oscar worthy performance in her supporting role as the older, married friend who has trouble finding the right man to be the father of her children. Stockard Channing plays the unforgettable "Sister Husband" who takes the young girl and her newborn child in, and Sally Fields makes a momentary appearance as the young girl's absentee mother, one of the highlights in the film. Fields has deepened my respect for her as an actress with five minutes of film time like no other actor/actress has in a long time. Joan Cusack appears as a talent manager in the film's sub-plot and is phenomenal in her brief on screen time as well. Yes, there are men in the film, veteran David Keith among them, but for the most part, this film relies on the vision of the world through the eyes of it's female leads. I loved this film- the comedy, the drama, the love story... I laughed, and although I hate to admit it, being a tough guy and all, I cried- several times- during this wonderful film about learning to be content with what we have and learning to appreciate how unique and special everyone and everything is.