5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.0
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film champions individual resilience and the power of private community support as the primary solutions to personal hardship, aligning with conservative values of self-reliance and local community over systemic interventions.
The movie includes visible diversity within its supporting cast, though its central characters are predominantly white. The narrative focuses on themes of personal resilience and community support, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity positively through the character of Sister Thelma Husband, whose deep faith inspires her acts of unconditional love, charity, and support for Novalee. Her religious devotion is depicted as a genuine source of virtue and community strength.
The film 'Where the Heart Is' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers entirely on heterosexual relationships and family dynamics, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal as there is no depiction.
The film "Where the Heart Is" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a young woman's journey through unexpected motherhood and finding community, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Where the Heart Is" is an adaptation of a novel. All major and significant supporting characters maintain their original genders as established in the source material. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
The film is an adaptation of Billie Letts' novel. A review of the main characters and their portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established race from the source material was changed for the screen.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.1
Critic Ratings
3.4
3.0
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