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 Pickins (Dylan Bruno)....
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- 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.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
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 CarrAdd Critic to Favorites
Never earns the rollicking life affirmation it's after.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
No-Good Men, Foolish Choices and Birth on the Floor of a Wal-Mart.Read the full review
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08/07/09 First, Natalie Portman earned her bachelor's degree from the Ivy League university, and now her Where the Heart Is costar, Ashley Judd , is headed to Cambridge, Mass., for a master's. | E! Online -
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