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Where the Heart Is poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.6 / 100
2000·Comedy / Drama / Romance·2h

WHERE THE HEART IS

“Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.”

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.

Above the Line
Matt Williams·DirectorLowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·ScreenplayRichard Greatrex·Director of PhotographyMason Daring·Original Music ComposerIan Crafford·Editor
Cast
Natalie Portman·Novalee NationAshley Judd·Lexie CoopStockard Channing·Thelma 'Sister' HusbandJoan Cusack·Ruth MeyersSally Field·Mama LilJames Frain·Forney HullDylan Bruno·Willy Jack PickensKeith David·Moses WhitecottenRay Prewitt·TimLaura House·Nicki
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Matt Williams·Director
Writing· 3
Lowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·ScreenplayBillie Letts·Novel
Camera· 1
Richard Greatrex·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ian Crafford·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Mason Daring·Original Music ComposerMatt Temple·Sound Effects EditorKami Asgar·Sound Effects EditorAdam Jenkins·Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid E. Fluhr·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
John Frick·Art DirectionMelinda Eshelman·Costume DesignPaul Peters·Production DesignBart Brown·Set DresserKeith Sayer·Makeup ArtistJo Kissack Folsom·Costume Supervisor
Production· 7
Matt Williams·ProducerCarmen Finestra·Executive ProducerPatricia Whitcher·ProducerSusan Cartsonis·ProducerDavid McFadzean·ProducerRick Leed·Executive ProducerScott Dougherty·Visual Effects Producer
Other Departments· 6
Russell Towery·StuntsDiane Towery·StuntsJim Henry·StuntsRandy Fife·Stunt CoordinatorNadine Grycan·StuntsLonnie Nelson·Stunts
By the Numbers
72.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
35%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$41M
ROI 172%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Where the Heart Is's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A0A0A0
#404040
Mood
Warm, Familial, Inviting
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A large family group, consisting of seven individuals including an infant, is posed against a plain white background. The title of the film, 'Where the Heart Is”

dramafamily
Key Elements
Pearl NecklaceInfant's Sleeper
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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