Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 2000 · 1h 48m

The Next Best Thing

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Director
John Schlesinger
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
Crew
Elliot Davis — Director of Photography Peter Honess — Editor Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer Tom Ropelewski — Screenplay Linne Radmin — Producer Leslie Dixon — Producer
Tagline

Best friends make the best mistakes

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Next Best Thing — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
parent child relationshipcustody battleflushyogasinglebest friendlos angeles, californiasingle fatherco-parenting
Key Collaborators
John Schlesinger Director Elliot Davis Director of Photography Peter Honess Editor Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer Tom Ropelewski Screenplay Linne Radmin Producer Leslie Dixon Producer Tom Rosenberg Producer Howard Cummings Production Design Ruth Myers Costume Design
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