The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
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.
Country: US
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2000-03-03
Director: John Schlesinger
Production: Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
Cast: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf, Josef Sommer
Tagline: Best friends make the best mistakes
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