The Next Best Thing (2000)

ALL 03/03/2000 (en) Comedy, Drama, Romance 108 Min
  • Release
    03/03/2000
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato
    53%
  • Original title
    The Next Best Thing
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 24,362,772.00
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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.

  1. John Schlesinger

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Honess

    Editor



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Casts

  1. Madonna

    Abbie Reynolds

  2. Rupert Everett

    Robert Whittaker

  3. Benjamin Bratt

    Ben Cooper

  4. Malcolm Stumpf

    Sam

  5. Josef Sommer

    Richard Whittaker

  6. Suzanne Krull

    Annabel

  7. Linda Larkin

    Kelly

  8. Illeana Douglas

    Elizabeth Ryder

  9. Michael Vartan

    Kevin Lasater

  10. Lynn Redgrave

    Helen Whittaker

  11. Neil Patrick Harris

    David

  12. Mark Valley

    Cardiologist

  13. Stacy Edwards

    Finn

  14. John Carroll Lynch

    Abbie's Lawyer

  15. Fran Bennett

    Judge Tracey Bennett

  16. Ricki Lopez

    Angel

  17. Tiffany Paulsen

    Young Mother

  18. Jack Betts

    Vernon

  19. Irene Roseen

    Lena

  20. Frank James

    Dad at Airport

  21. Caitlin Wachs

    Rachel

  22. Jessica Sara

    Kid #3

  23. Kimberley Davies

    Hostess

  24. Laurent Schwaar

    Restaurant Manager

  25. Rebekah Hoyle

    Orderly (uncredited)

  26. Greg Bronson

    Pedestrian (uncredited)

  27. Colton Ford

    Glen

  28. Lee Lucas

    Party Guest #2

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 28 , Crews : 20

Keyword

The Next Best Thing (2000) 108 Min

ALL 03/03/2000 (en)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Release 03/03/2000
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
  • Original title The Next Best Thing
  • en
  • Revenue24,362,772.00

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.

  1. John Schlesinger

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Honess

    Editor

  4. Leslie Dixon, Linne Radmin, Tom Rosenberg

    Producer