The Next Best Thing (2000)
Best friends make the best mistakes
2000 · PG-13 · 1h 48m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: John Schlesinger
Writers: Tom Ropelewski
Music by: Gabriel Yared
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Editor: Peter Honess
Box office: $24M · Budget: $25M · Rated 5.2/10 by 207 viewers
Cast
Madonna as Abbie ReynoldsRupert Everett as Robert WhittakerBenjamin Bratt as Ben CooperMalcolm Stumpf as SamJosef Sommer as Richard WhittakerSuzanne Krull as AnnabelLinda Larkin as KellyIlleana Douglas as Elizabeth RyderMichael Vartan as Kevin LasaterLynn Redgrave as Helen WhittakerNeil Patrick Harris as DavidMark Valley as CardiologistMore like this
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