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.
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Crew
DirectorMatt Williams
WriterLowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Cast
Natalie Portman
Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd
Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack
Ruth Meyers
Sally Field
Mama Lil
James Frain
Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno
Willy Jack Pickens
Keith David
Moses Whitecotten
Ray Prewitt
Tim
Laura House
Nicki
Mary Ashleigh Green
Girl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroe
Wal-Mart Clerk
Linda Wakeman
Hospital Receptionist
David Alvarado
Cellmate
Mark Voges
Religious Man
Todd Lowe
Troy
Margaret Hoard
Mary Elizabeth Hull
Rodger Boyce
Officer Harry
Gabriel Folse
Policeman #2
Sue McCormick
Cake Supplier
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Keywords
californiababysupermarketchangephotographerpregnancytornadooklahomaromcomrags to richespregnant minorunwillingly pregnanttennesseeteenage pregnancywalmartstarting overhomeless teenagerfound familypregnant
Details
Budget
$15M
Revenue
$34M
TMDb Votes
742
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026