The Next Best Thing
20001h 48m5.2
Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genre
- Comedy
- Certificate
- PG-13
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $24,362,772
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Best friends make the best mistakes
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in South Africa, Germany, Italy, Sweden.
Details
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Writing
- Tom Ropelewski
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 3, 2000
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $24.4M
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
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
Ricki Lopez
Angel
Tiffany Paulsen
Young Mother
Jack Betts
Vernon
Irene Roseen
Lena
Caitlin Wachs
Rachel
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