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The Next Best Thing

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The Next Best Thing

Best friends make the best mistakes

5.3

1h 48m

2000

“Best friends make the best mistakes”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ComedyDramaRomance

parent child relationshipcustody battleflushyogasinglebest friendlos angeles, californiasingle fatherco-parenting

Cast & Crew

Madonna

Madonna

as Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

as Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

as Ben Cooper

Malcolm Stumpf

Malcolm Stumpf

as Sam

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

as Richard Whittaker

Suzanne Krull

Suzanne Krull

as Annabel

Linda Larkin

Linda Larkin

as Kelly

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

as Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan

Michael Vartan

as Kevin Lasater

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