The Next Best Thing
194 reviews
Comedy/Drama
1h 48m
2000
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...
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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.
- DirectorJohn Schlesinger
- Release3 March 2000
- Genre
- Duration1h 48m
- Budget$25,000,000
- Revenue$24,362,772
- Rate194 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
Cast

Madonna
Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett
Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt
Ben Cooper

Malcolm Stumpf
Sam

Josef Sommer
Richard Whittaker

Suzanne Krull
Annabel

Linda Larkin
Kelly

Illeana Douglas
Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan
Kevin Lasater

Lynn Redgrave
Helen Whittaker

Neil Patrick Harris
David

Mark Valley
Cardiologist

Stacy Edwards
Finn

John Carroll Lynch
Abbie's Lawyer

Fran Bennett
Judge Tracey Bennett

Tiffany Paulsen
Young Mother

Jack Betts
Vernon

Irene Roseen
Lena

Caitlin Wachs
Rachel

Jessica Sara
Kid #3

Kimberley Davies
Hostess

Laurent Schwaar
Restaurant Manager

Rebekah Hoyle
Orderly (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Pedestrian (uncredited)

Colton Ford
Glen

Benjamin Koldyke
Kelly's Boyfriend
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