The Next Best Thing (2000)

  • PG-13
  • 03/03/2000 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 48m

Best friends make the best mistakes

Overview

A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.

John Schlesinger

Director

Tom Ropelewski

Screenplay

Cast

Madonna's headshot

Madonna

Abbie Reynolds
Rupert Everett's headshot

Rupert Everett

Robert Whittaker
Benjamin Bratt's headshot

Benjamin Bratt

Ben Cooper
Malcolm Stumpf's headshot

Malcolm Stumpf

Sam
Josef Sommer's headshot

Josef Sommer

Richard Whittaker
Suzanne Krull's headshot

Suzanne Krull

Annabel
Linda Larkin's headshot

Linda Larkin

Kelly
Illeana Douglas's headshot

Illeana Douglas

Elizabeth Ryder

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