The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
Release: 2000-03-03
·Runtime: 108m
·★ 5.3
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Lakeshore Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Malcolm Stumpf
as Sam
Suzanne Krull
as Annabel
Linda Larkin
as Kelly
Tiffany Paulsen
as Young Mother
Kimberley Davies
as Hostess
Irene Roseen
as Lena
Laurent Schwaar
as Restaurant Manager
John Carroll Lynch
as Abbie's Lawyer
Rupert Everett
as Robert Whittaker
Benjamin Bratt
as Ben Cooper
Caitlin Wachs
as Rachel
Greg Bronson
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Michael Vartan
as Kevin Lasater
Stacy Edwards
as Finn
Lynn Redgrave
as Helen Whittaker
Fran Bennett
as Judge Tracey Bennett
Jessica Sara
as Kid #3
Benjamin Koldyke
as Kelly's Boyfriend
Jack Betts
as Vernon
Colton Ford
as Glen
Neil Patrick Harris
as David
Mark Valley
as Cardiologist
Madonna
as Abbie Reynolds
Josef Sommer
as Richard Whittaker
Illeana Douglas
as Elizabeth Ryder
Rebekah Hoyle
as Orderly (uncredited)
