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53% Critic Match
The Next Best Thing
“Best friends make the best mistakes”
5.3 / 10• 2000• 1h 48m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Madonna
Abbie Reynolds
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Schlesinger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Next Best Thing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
