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The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

Best friends make the best mistakes

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.

ComedyDramaRomance

Release: 2000-03-03Runtime: 108 minRating: 5.2 (197)

Cast

Madonna

Madonna

Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Ben Cooper

Malcolm Stumpf

Malcolm Stumpf

Sam

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Richard Whittaker

Suzanne Krull

Suzanne Krull

Annabel

Linda Larkin

Linda Larkin

Kelly

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan

Michael Vartan

Kevin Lasater

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Helen Whittaker

Crew

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Director

Tom Ropelewski

Tom Ropelewski

Screenplay

Leslie Dixon

Leslie Dixon

Producer

Linne Radmin

Producer

Tom Rosenberg

Tom Rosenberg

Producer

Elliot Davis

Elliot Davis

Director of Photography

Peter Honess

Editor

Mali Finn

Casting

Howard Cummings

Production Design

David Lazan

Art Direction

Clips & Videos

The Next Best Thing (2000) - Movie Trailer

The Next Best Thing (2000) - Movie Trailer