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 in Sequoyah, Okla., and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. In short order, some eccentric, kindly strangers "adopt" Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field
Producer: Lowell Ganz, Mason Daring, Richard Greatrex, Ian Crafford, Matt Williams
IMDb Score: 7/10 by 409 users
Runtime: 120 minutes
Released: 4/27/2000