Based on the memoir by Novalyne Price, "Whole Wide World" introduces us to young school teacher Noyalyne (Renee Zellweger) and writer Robert Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio). Novalyne teaches young kids in a small Texas town. Robert is the eccentric young writer of the pulp stories "Conan the Barbarian," which are deemed too violent and risque to be acceptable by the small town locals. Novalyne is an aspiring writer, so she quickly strikes up a friendship with Robert, which quickly develops into more than that. With the two of them together, where will their roller coaster ride take them, and what will they be able to accomplish together?