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The Next Best Thing (2000)

1h 48m · 3 Mar 2000

Best friends make the best mistakes

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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.

Movie ID39438
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
DirectorJohn Schlesinger
Main castMadonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf, Josef Sommer, Suzanne Krull, Linda Larkin, Illeana Douglas
Release date3 March 2000
Release year2000
LanguageEnglish
Duration108 min (1h 48m)
Rating5.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseParamount Pictures

Director: John Schlesinger
Writers: Tom Ropelewski

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MadonnaAbbie Reynolds Rupert EverettRobert Whittaker Benjamin BrattBen Cooper Malcolm StumpfSam Josef SommerRichard Whittaker Suzanne KrullAnnabel Linda LarkinKelly Illeana DouglasElizabeth Ryder Michael VartanKevin Lasater Lynn RedgraveHelen Whittaker Neil Patrick HarrisDavid Mark ValleyCardiologist Stacy EdwardsFinn John Carroll LynchAbbie's Lawyer Fran BennettJudge Tracey Bennett
Ricki LopezAngel
Tiffany PaulsenYoung Mother Jack BettsVernon Irene RoseenLena Caitlin WachsRachel

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