Release date:Mar 3, 2000

Runtime:1h 48m

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The Next Best Thing

★ 5.4

Synopsis of "The Next Best Thing":

"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

Genres:

ComedyDramaRomance

Language:

English

Cast of "The Next Best Thing":

Madonna ... as Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett ... as Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt ... as Ben Cooper

Malcolm Stumpf ... as Sam

Josef Sommer ... as Richard Whittaker

Suzanne Krull ... as Annabel

Linda Larkin ... as Kelly

Illeana Douglas ... as Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan ... as Kevin Lasater

Lynn Redgrave ... as Helen Whittaker

Neil Patrick Harris ... as David

Mark Valley ... as Cardiologist

Stacy Edwards ... as Finn

John Carroll Lynch ... as Abbie's Lawyer

Fran Bennett ... as Judge Tracey Bennett

Ricki Lopez ... as Angel

Tiffany Paulsen ... as Young Mother

Jack Betts ... as Vernon

Irene Roseen ... as Lena

Caitlin Wachs ... as Rachel

Jessica Sara ... as Kid #3

Kimberley Davies ... as Hostess

Laurent Schwaar ... as Restaurant Manager

Rebekah Hoyle ... as Orderly (uncredited)

Greg Bronson ... as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Colton Ford ... as Glen

Lee Lucas ... as Party Guest #2

Frank James ... as Dad at Airport

Benjamin Koldyke ... as Kelly's Boyfriend

Crew:

Tom Ropelewski... (Screenplay)

Leslie Dixon... (Producer)

Linne Radmin... (Producer)

Tom Rosenberg... (Producer)

Elliot Davis... (Director of Photography)

Peter Honess... (Editor)

Mali Finn... (Casting)

Howard Cummings... (Production Design)

David Lazan... (Art Direction)

Jan K. Bergstrom... (Set Decoration)

Ruth Myers... (Costume Design)

Dave Jordan... (Music Supervisor)

Gary Lucchesi... (Executive Producer)

Meredith Zamsky... (Associate Producer)

Richard S. Wright... (Co-Producer)

Marcus Viscidi... (Co-Producer)

Ted Tannebaum... (Executive Producer)

Lewis Manilow... (Executive Producer)

Gabriel Yared... (Original Music Composer)

Content rating:

PG-13 (United States)