The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

2000
1h 48m
5.2

5.2/10

197 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama Romance

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $24,362,772

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures Lakeshore Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date March 3, 2000
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0156841

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

Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris

David

Mark Valley
Mark Valley

Cardiologist

Key Crew

Linne Radmin
Producer
Leslie Dixon
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
John Schlesinger
Director
Tom Ropelewski
Screenplay
Gary Lucchesi
Executive Producer
Ted Tannebaum
Executive Producer
Lewis Manilow
Executive Producer