Where the Heart Is
2000 · 120 min · Director: Matt Williams
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is a pregnant seventeen-year-old from Tennessee heading to California with her boyfriend Willie Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno), but is abandoned by him at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Novalee has no job, no skills, and only five dollars and fifty-five cents in her pocket, so she secretly lives in the Walmart until her daughter Americus (Mackenzie Fitzgerald) is born six weeks later. Novalee decides to raise her daughter and rebuild her life in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with the help of eccentric but kind strangers. Based on the best-selling novel by Billie Letts.
Emotional fingerprint
Where the Heart Is (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Hope, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 33 % | 27 % | 15 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 35 % | 30 % | 18 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 33 % | 26 % | 14 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Joy | 39 % | 31 % | 14 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 54 % | 48 % | 24 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 55 % | 53 % | 32 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 46 % | 41 % | 27 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Joy | 44 % | 34 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 50 % | 40 % | 28 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 61 % | 41 % | 29 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 68 % | 40 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 59 % | 40 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Joy | 48 % | 36 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 56 % | 49 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 71 % | 66 % | 59 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 69 % | 64 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 60 % | 51 % | 49 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Joy | 56 % | 45 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Empathy | 58 % | 41 % | 28 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Joy | 62 % | 32 % | 17 % | 50 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Matt Williams
- Written by
- Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Billie Letts
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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