The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

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.

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Released

03 Mar 2000

Runtime

108 min

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director

John Schlesinger

Actors

Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt

Awards

3 wins & 10 nominations total

IMDb rating

4.7

Box office

$14,990,582

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