Where the Heart Is is a sweet film that girls will undoubtedly adore. While it's punctuated by tragic events- molestation, abandonment, a tornado, several deaths- naturally the good prevail, the wicked suffer, and everyone learns a lesson by its conclusion.
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Where the Heart Is
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
A chick flick that's as yummy as eating bon-bons.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Where the Heart Is
Parents need to know that this movie has some strong language and that Novalee and Lexie have children without being married. Sister Husband prays for forgiveness for "fornication." Women have sex with men who abandon them. One character has sex with someone who has suffered a loss, and the implication is that this is a form of comfort. A character abuses drugs and alcohol, and three others are alcoholics (two recovering). One character is killed, and two others are badly injured. A man attempts to molest two children (off-screen).
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about one character's view that people lie because they are "scared or crazy or just mean," about another character's statement that "home is where they catch you when you fall" and about what makes it possible for some people to survive deprivation and tragedy. They should also talk about what made it difficult for Lexie and Novalee to accept love from good men. And they should talk about the extraordinary kindness the characters show each other, particularly the thoughtful way that Sister Husband invites Novalee and her baby to live with her, making it sound as though Novalee is doing her the favor.
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A chick flick in the truest sense of the word
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