20 movies like Where the Heart Is, ordered by similarity : Conversations With My Gardener(2007), I Got Life!(2017), Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart(1985), Hope Springs Eternal(2018), Lovely & Amazing(2001), Carol(2015), Husband Material(2018), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002), Lady Bird(2017), Steel Magnolias(1989), Two Is a Family(2016), Laggies(2014) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
120 Minutes
Natalie Portman Ashley Judd Stockard Channing Joan Cusack James Frain Dylan Bruno Keith David Sally Field Richard Jones Mackenzie Fitzgerald Mary Ashleigh Green
pregnant teen single mother nurse ex-boyfriend nun daughter heartwarming melodramatic tender amusing sequoyah, okla. parking lot hospital department store trailer park female bonding abandonment new life small-town life motherhood
A pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Laureen Chew Kim Chew Victor Wong Ida Chung Cora Miao John Nishio Amy Hill Keith Choy Joan Chen George Wu
mother daughter boyfriend fortuneteller love interest tender amusing san francisco chinatown house mother/daughter relationship romance maturing immigration tradition love sacrifice growing up 1980s
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Catherine Keener Brenda Blethyn Emily Mortimer Raven Goodwin Aunjanue Ellis Clark Gregg Jake Gyllenhaal James LeGros Michael Nouri Dermot Mulroney
mother daughter adopted daughter husband actress actor amusing engaging touching household bedroom store party family female bonding failing career libel love underdog growing up
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Cherry Jones Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith Jacqueline McKenzie Katy Selverstone
friend daughter playwright mother fiancé husband emotional touching heartwarming amusing new york city louisiana wedding kitchen small town beach memory parent/child relationship motherhood marriage
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
118 Minutes
Sally Field Dolly Parton Shirley MacLaine Daryl Hannah Olympia Dukakis Julia Roberts Tom Skerritt Sam Shepard Dylan McDermott Kevin J. O'Connor Bill McCutcheon
bride beautician mother friend widow husband heartwarming somber uplifting amusing moving charming louisiana beauty salon hospital small town family home wedding female bonding pregnancy
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
100 Minutes
teenager daughter mother sailor boyfriend gay/lesbian bleak emotional england household love friendship mother/daughter relationship emotional abuse pregnancy family dysfunction growing up love discovery 1960s
A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
Comedy, Drama
2003
89 Minutes
Kate Dollenmayer Christian Rudder Myles Paige Jennifer L. Schaper Lissa Patton Rudder Marshall Lewy Andrew Bujalski
college graduate coworker friend love interest tattoo artist amusing brooding emotional intricate boston office household relationships friendship love alcohol maturing responsibility growing up love
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Spain
2010
98 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Josh Brolin Anthony Hopkins Gemma Jones Freida Pinto Lucy Punch Naomi Watts Roger Ashton-Griffiths Jim Piddock Pauline Collins Celia Imrie
psychic lover daughter ladies' man adulterer writer witty playful amusing heartwarming tender london street park household home art gallery infatuation infidelity mother/child relationship
Sally's parents' marriage breaks up when her father undergoes a mid-life crisis and impulsively weds a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sally's own marriage also begins to disintegrate.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
88 Minutes
Brian Cox Sienna Guillory Bruce Dern Brandon Larracuente Nicole Ansari Cox Ben Temple John Bowe Verónica Forqué
widower old flame elderly person family friend nurse amusing charming emotional endearing heartwarming melancholy moving powerful quirky touching witty california united states dementia
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.