Genres
Duration
108 min
Director
John Schlesinger
Rating
5.3
Release Date
March 3, 2000
The Next Best Thing
Original title: The Next Best Thing
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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.
The Next Best Thing cast
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Madonna
Character:
Abbie Reynolds
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Rupert Everett
Character:
Robert Whittaker
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Benjamin Bratt
Character:
Ben Cooper
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Malcolm Stumpf
Character:
Sam
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Josef Sommer
Character:
Richard Whittaker
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Suzanne Krull
Character:
Annabel
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Linda Larkin
Character:
Kelly
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Illeana Douglas
Character:
Elizabeth Ryder
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Michael Vartan
Character:
Kevin Lasater
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Lynn Redgrave
Character:
Helen Whittaker
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Neil Patrick Harris
Character:
David
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Mark Valley
Character:
Cardiologist
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Stacy Edwards
Character:
Finn
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John Carroll Lynch
Character:
Abbie's Lawyer
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Fran Bennett
Character:
Judge Tracey Bennett
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Ricki Lopez
Character:
Angel
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Tiffany Paulsen
Character:
Young Mother
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Jack Betts
Character:
Vernon
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Irene Roseen
Character:
Lena
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Caitlin Wachs
Character:
Rachel
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Jessica Sara
Character:
Kid #3
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Kimberley Davies
Character:
Hostess
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Laurent Schwaar
Character:
Restaurant Manager
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Rebekah Hoyle
Character:
Orderly (uncredited)
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Greg Bronson
Character:
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Colton Ford
Character:
Glen
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Lee Lucas
Character:
Party Guest #2
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Frank James
Character:
Dad at Airport
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Benjamin Koldyke
Character:
Kelly's Boyfriend
