The Next Best Thing
“Best friends make the best mistakes”
2000•PG-13•1h 48m•5.3•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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
Writer
Tom Ropelewski
Budget
$25M
Revenue
$24M
Languages
English, French
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Lakeshore Entertainment
Producer
Leslie Dixon
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Linne Radmin
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