2000 · 120 min · PG-13

Where the Heart Is

Name: Where the Heart Is
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2000
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field

Directed by Matt Williams · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Where the Heart Is (2000) is a Comedy film, directed by Matt Williams set in Oklahoma during the 2000s. It runs 120 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of family & loyalty and friendship run throughout.

Composer

Mason Daring

Cinematography

Richard Greatrex

Cast

Natalie PortmanAshley JuddStockard ChanningJoan CusackSally FieldJames FrainDylan BrunoKeith David

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Oklahoma

Setting

Rural

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Friendship

Tone

HopefulComedic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1968
Hang 'em High
Oklahoma — 1800s
Ruraldir. Ted Post
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oklahoma — 1920s
Ruraldir. Martin Scorsese
1987
Near Dark
Oklahoma — 1980s
Ruraldir. Kathryn Bigelow
1983
Rumble Fish
Tulsa — 1980s
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola
1983
Silkwood
Oklahoma — 1970s
Ruraldir. Mike Nichols
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Oklahoma · California — 1930s
Ruraldir. John Ford

Where the Heart Is

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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