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
Josef Sommer
as Richard Whittaker
Stacy Edwards
as Finn
Malcolm Stumpf
as Sam
Lynn Redgrave
as Helen Whittaker
Colton Ford
as Glen
Irene Roseen
as Lena
Mark Valley
as Cardiologist
Suzanne Krull
as Annabel
Linda Larkin
as Kelly
Illeana Douglas
as Elizabeth Ryder
Michael Vartan
as Kevin Lasater
Jack Betts
as Vernon
Jessica Sara
as Kid #3
Greg Bronson
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Rupert Everett
as Robert Whittaker
Neil Patrick Harris
as David
John Carroll Lynch
as Abbie's Lawyer
Tiffany Paulsen
as Young Mother
Laurent Schwaar
as Restaurant Manager
Madonna
as Abbie Reynolds
Benjamin Bratt
as Ben Cooper
Fran Bennett
as Judge Tracey Bennett
Rebekah Hoyle
as Orderly (uncredited)
Caitlin Wachs
as Rachel
Kimberley Davies
as Hostess
Benjamin Koldyke
as Kelly's Boyfriend
