Where the Heart Is (2000)

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Synopsis: Pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) runs away from her Tennessee home toward the bright lights of California, accompanied by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno)....; Read Full Synopsis

Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, James Frain

Director(s): Matt Williams

Distributor(s): Fox

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 120 min.

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

So heavy on incident, contrivance, coincidence, improbability, sudden reversals and dizzying flash-forwards (sometimes years at a time) that it seems a wonder the characters don't crash into each other in the confusion.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay Carr

Never earns the rollicking life affirmation it's after.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. Scott

No-Good Men, Foolish Choices and Birth on the Floor of a Wal-Mart.Read the full review

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