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The Next Best Thing

20001h 48m5.2(199)
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.

Director: John Schlesinger

Writer: Tom Ropelewski

Top Cast

MadonnaMadonnaAbbie ReynoldsRupert EverettRupert EverettRobert WhittakerBenjamin BrattBenjamin BrattBen CooperMalcolm StumpfMalcolm StumpfSamJosef SommerJosef SommerRichard WhittakerSuzanne KrullSuzanne KrullAnnabelLinda LarkinLinda LarkinKellyIlleana DouglasIlleana DouglasElizabeth RyderMichael VartanMichael VartanKevin LasaterLynn RedgraveLynn RedgraveHelen WhittakerNeil Patrick HarrisNeil Patrick HarrisDavidMark ValleyMark ValleyCardiologist

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