The Next Best Thing
5.3
108 minutes
3/3/2000
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.
Cast List
Madonna
as Abbie Reynolds
Rupert Everett
as Robert Whittaker
Benjamin Bratt
as Ben Cooper
Malcolm Stumpf
as Sam
Josef Sommer
as Richard Whittaker
Suzanne Krull
as Annabel
Linda Larkin
as Kelly
Illeana Douglas
as Elizabeth Ryder
Michael Vartan
as Kevin Lasater
Lynn Redgrave
as Helen Whittaker
Neil Patrick Harris
as David
Mark Valley
as Cardiologist
Stacy Edwards
as Finn
John Carroll Lynch
as Abbie's Lawyer
Fran Bennett
as Judge Tracey Bennett
Ricki Lopez
as Angel
Tiffany Paulsen
as Young Mother
Jack Betts
as Vernon
Irene Roseen
as Lena
Caitlin Wachs
as Rachel
Jessica Sara
as Kid #3
Kimberley Davies
as Hostess
Laurent Schwaar
as Restaurant Manager
Rebekah Hoyle
as Orderly (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Colton Ford
as Glen
Lee Lucas
as Party Guest #2
Frank James
as Dad at Airport
Benjamin Koldyke
as Kelly's Boyfriend