Movie
The Next Best Thing (2000)
Best friends make the best mistakes
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Story
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 Starring: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf
The Next Best Thing Cast
- 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