Novalee Nation is a 15-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.
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Natalie Portman | Novalee Nation |
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Ashley Judd | Lexie Coop |
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Stockard Channing | Thelma 'Sister' Husband |
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Joan Cusack | Ruth Meyers |
Camera |
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| Richard Greatrex | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| Matt Williams | Director |
Editing |
| Ian Crafford | Editor |
Sound |
| Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Billie Letts | Novel |
| Lowell Ganz | Screenplay |