The Next Best Thing (2000)
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
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Madonna as Abbie Reynolds |
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Rupert Everett as Robert Whittaker |
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Benjamin Bratt as Ben Cooper |
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Malcolm Stumpf as Sam |
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Josef Sommer as Richard Whittaker |
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Suzanne Krull as Annabel |
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Linda Larkin as Kelly |
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Illeana Douglas as Elizabeth Ryder |
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Michael Vartan as Kevin Lasater |
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Lynn Redgrave as Helen Whittaker |
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Neil Patrick Harris as David |
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Mark Valley as Cardiologist |
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Stacy Edwards as Finn |
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John Carroll Lynch as Abbie's Lawyer |
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Fran Bennett as Judge Tracey Bennett |
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Ricki Lopez as Angel |
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Tiffany Paulsen as Young Mother |
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Jack Betts as Vernon |
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Irene Roseen as Lena |
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Caitlin Wachs as Rachel |
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Jessica Sara as Kid #3 |
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Kimberley Davies as Hostess |
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Laurent Schwaar as Restaurant Manager |
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Rebekah Hoyle as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Greg Bronson as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Colton Ford as Glen |
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Lee Lucas as Party Guest #2 |
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Frank James as Dad at Airport |
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Benjamin Koldyke as Kelly's Boyfriend |
| Production | Leslie Dixon | Producer |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tom Rosenberg | Producer |
| Art | David Lazan | Art Direction |
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Art | Howard Cummings | Production Design |
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Art | Jan K. Bergstrom | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Production | Linne Radmin | Producer |
| Writing | Tom Ropelewski | Screenplay |
| Editing | Peter Honess | Editor |
| Sound | Dave Jordan | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Gary Lucchesi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marcus Viscidi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lewis Manilow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ted Tannebaum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Meredith Zamsky | Associate Producer |
| Production | Richard S. Wright | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
