As noted by the Roku team, you can rent "Where the Heart Is" from Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, and Redbox VOD services. But if you're looking to stream "Where the Heart Is" through iTunes, renting is out of the question, as the platform is only offering it for purchase at a price of $14.99.
That price may prove a deal breaker for a film boasting a 35% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, especially as you can likely track down a physical copy for considerably less. But if you're on the hunt for a proper, cry-face inducing movie fronting A-list talent, or if you're perhaps just looking for an old-fashioned tear-jerker to sob along with on any given Tuesday night — see also: "Steel Magnolias," "The Notebook," or "Titanic" — you can certainly do a lot worse than "Where the Heart Is."
For those unfamiliar with the film, it finds Portman playing Novalee Nation, a pregnant 17-year-old who's abandoned by her beau in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart parking lot on their cross-country journey to California. With no job, no skills, and no money, she secretly lives in the store until her baby is born. And once that happens, she decides to make a new life for herself in the Sooner State. Along the way, she learns that home really is, well, you probably get the idea. And if you do get it, "Where the Heart Is" is a tear-jerker well worth the rental price.
