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The Next Best Thing (2000)

Best friends make the best mistakes

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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.

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Cast

  • Madonna Madonna Abbie Reynolds
  • Rupert Everett Rupert Everett Robert Whittaker
  • Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt Ben Cooper
  • Malcolm Stumpf Malcolm Stumpf Sam
  • Josef Sommer Josef Sommer Richard Whittaker
  • Suzanne Krull Suzanne Krull Annabel
  • Linda Larkin Linda Larkin Kelly
  • Illeana Douglas Illeana Douglas Elizabeth Ryder
  • Michael Vartan Michael Vartan Kevin Lasater
  • Lynn Redgrave Lynn Redgrave Helen Whittaker
  • Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris David
  • Mark Valley Mark Valley Cardiologist
  • Stacy Edwards Stacy Edwards Finn
  • John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch Abbie's Lawyer
  • Fran Bennett Fran Bennett Judge Tracey Bennett
  • Ricki Lopez Angel
  • Tiffany Paulsen Tiffany Paulsen Young Mother
  • Jack Betts Jack Betts Vernon

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