The Next Best Thing

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 3, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Lakeshore Entertainment,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Madonna,Rupert Everett,Benjamin Bratt,Malcolm Stumpf,Josef Sommer,Suzanne Krull,Linda Larkin,Illeana Douglas,Michael Vartan,Lynn Redgraveand 19 more

Director

John Schlesinger

Writer

Tom Ropelewski

Producer

Leslie Dixon,Linne Radmin,Tom Rosenberg,Gary Lucchesi,Ted Tannebaum,Lewis Manilow

Cinematography

Elliot Davis

Music

Gabriel Yared

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$24,362,772

IMDb

tt0156841