The Next Best Thing
Best friends make the best mistakes
2000-03-03 | 108 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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MadonnaAbbie Reynolds
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Rupert EverettRobert Whittaker
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Benjamin BrattBen Cooper
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Malcolm StumpfSam
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Josef SommerRichard Whittaker
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Suzanne KrullAnnabel
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Linda LarkinKelly
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Illeana DouglasElizabeth Ryder
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Michael VartanKevin Lasater
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Lynn RedgraveHelen Whittaker
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Neil Patrick HarrisDavid
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Mark ValleyCardiologist
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Stacy EdwardsFinn
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John Carroll LynchAbbie's Lawyer
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Fran BennettJudge Tracey Bennett
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Tiffany PaulsenYoung Mother
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Jack BettsVernon
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Irene RoseenLena
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Caitlin WachsRachel
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