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Best friends make the best mistakes

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 is a 2000 comedy, drama and romance movie directed by John Schlesinger starring Madonna, Rupert Everett and Benjamin Bratt. It runs 108 minutes. Viewers rate it 5.2/10 on TMDB based on 207 votes.

  • Released: 2000-03-03
  • Runtime: 108 min
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • TMDB rating: 5.2/10

The Next Best Thing cast

Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf, Josef Sommer, Suzanne Krull, Linda Larkin, Illeana Douglas, Michael Vartan, Lynn Redgrave

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