The Next Best Thing
Comedy | Drama
5.3
Release Date
March 3, 2000
Duration
108 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Abbie Reynolds
Madonna
Robert Whittaker
Rupert Everett
Ben Cooper
Benjamin Bratt
Sam
Malcolm Stumpf
Richard Whittaker
Josef Sommer
Annabel
Suzanne Krull
Kelly
Linda Larkin
Elizabeth Ryder
Illeana Douglas
Kevin Lasater
Michael Vartan
Helen Whittaker
Lynn Redgrave
David
Neil Patrick Harris
Cardiologist
Mark Valley
Finn
Stacy Edwards
Abbie's Lawyer
John Carroll Lynch
Judge Tracey Bennett
Fran Bennett
Angel
Ricki Lopez
Young Mother
Tiffany Paulsen
Vernon
Jack Betts
Lena
Irene Roseen
Rachel
Caitlin Wachs
Kid #3
Jessica Sara
Hostess
Kimberley Davies
Restaurant Manager
Laurent Schwaar
Orderly (uncredited)
Rebekah Hoyle
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Glen
Colton Ford
Party Guest #2
Lee Lucas
Dad at Airport
Frank James
Kelly's Boyfriend
Benjamin Koldyke
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