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The Next Best Thing

20001h 48m5.2/ 10 · TMDB · 207 votes
ComedyDramaRomance

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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Directed by John Schlesinger

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Madonna
Madonna

Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett

Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt

Ben Cooper

Malcolm Stumpf
Malcolm Stumpf

Sam

Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer

Richard Whittaker

Suzanne Krull
Suzanne Krull

Annabel

Linda Larkin
Linda Larkin

Kelly

Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas

Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan

Kevin Lasater

Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave

Helen Whittaker

Neil Patrick Harris

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released3 Mar 2000
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Neil Patrick Harris

David

Mark Valley
Mark Valley

Cardiologist