The Next Best Thing (2000)
The Next Best Thing is a 2000 comedy movie directed by John Schlesinger, with a running time of 1h 48m. It stars Madonna, Rupert Everett and Benjamin Bratt.
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
- 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