The Next Best Thing (2000)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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
The 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
Jessica Sara
Kid #3
Kimberley Davies
Hostess
Laurent Schwaar
Restaurant Manager
Rebekah Hoyle
Orderly (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Colton Ford
Glen
Lee Lucas
Party Guest #2
Frank James
Dad at Airport
Benjamin Koldyke
Kelly's Boyfriend
Videos
- The Next Best Thing (2000) - Movie Trailer
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