Released:
2000-04-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Matt Williams

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Natalie Portman
  as
  Novalee Nation
• 
  Ashley Judd
  as
  Lexie Coop
• 
  Stockard Channing
  as
  Thelma 'Sister' Husband
• 
  Joan Cusack
  as
  Ruth Meyers
• 
  Sally Field
  as
  Mama Lil