The Next Best Thing
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.
2000-03-03
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Cast
Director
John Schlesinger
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
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
Benjamin Koldyke as Kelly's Boyfriend