Where the Heart Is

1990 film by John Boorman
Movie film Q1217733
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Where the Heart Is

Summary

Where the Heart Is is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Where the Heart Is's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Where the Heart Is was directed by John Boorman[4].
  • John Boorman wrote the screenplay for Where the Heart Is[5].
  • Telsche Boorman wrote the screenplay for Where the Heart Is[6].
  • Where the Heart Is's composer is recorded as Peter Martin[7].
  • Where the Heart Is's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • Where the Heart Is's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Dabney Coleman[10].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Suzy Amis Cameron[11].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Uma Thurman[12].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Crispin Glover[13].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Joanna Cassidy[14].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Christopher Plummer[15].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was David Hewlett[16].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Dylan Walsh[17].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Sheila Kelley[18].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Ken Pogue[19].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Maury Chaykin[20].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Robbie Coltrane[21].
  • A cast member of Where the Heart Is was Maurice Godin[22].
  • Where the Heart Is was produced by John Boorman[23].
  • Where the Heart Is's production company is recorded as Touchstone Pictures[24].
  • Where the Heart Is's director of photography is recorded as Peter Suschitzky[25].
  • The original language of Where the Heart Is was English[26].
  • Where the Heart Is was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Where the Heart Is was produced by John Boorman[23]. It was directed by John Boorman[4]. Screenwriters include John Boorman[5] and Telsche Boorman[6]. Cast members include Dabney Coleman[10], Suzy Amis Cameron[11], Uma Thurman[12], Crispin Glover[13], Joanna Cassidy[14], and Christopher Plummer[15].

Publication

Publication dates include February 23, 1990[28] and May 3, 1990[29]. The original language of Where the Heart Is was English[26]. Genres include romantic comedy[8] and drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Reception

Reviews include 3.8/10[30] and 9%[31].

Why It Matters

Where the Heart Is ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1990-02-23T00:00:00Z, +1990-05-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter John Boorman, Telsche Boorman
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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