

Where the Heart Is (2000)
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.
Cast

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

Mary Ashleigh Green
Girl in Bathroom

David Alvarado
Cellmate

Todd Lowe
Troy

Rodger Boyce
Officer Harry

Dennis Letts
Sheriff

Richard Andrew Jones
Mr. Sprock

J.D. Evermore
Orderly

John Swasey
Jerry

Scarlett McAlister
Kitty

Cody Linley
Brownie

Heather Kafka
Delphia

Cheyenne Rushing
Co-Ed

Rebecca Davis
Photo Finalist

Jeremy Denzlinger
Reporter

Jim Henry
Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Cassandra L. Small
Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

Russell Towery
Bass Player

Chris Warner
Wal-Mart Employee

Gena West
Hospital Visitor