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The Next Best Thing is a 2000 comedy-drama film about two friends who have a child together and a custody battle. The film starred Madonna, Rupert Everett, and Benjamin Bratt, and had a soundtrack album with Madonna's cover of "American Pie".
The Next Best Thing: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Illeana Douglas. Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- John Schlesinger
- 2000-03-03
Jan 30, 2019 · Watch the official trailer of The Next Best Thing, a romantic comedy starring Madonna as a single mother who has a baby with her gay friend. The film was directed by John Schlesinger and released in 2000.
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- 143.3K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Mar 3, 2000 · Roger Ebert pans this film as a garage sale of gay issues and a plot with no likable characters. He criticizes the movie's unrealistic scenarios, its lack of emotional depth, and its failure to integrate sexuality into the characters' identities.
Abbie (Madonna) and Robert (Rupert Everett) are best friends with so much in common and miserable luck in love. They would make the perfect couple, but one thing prevents them from...
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- John Schlesinger
- PG-13
- Rupert Everett
Mar 3, 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.
The Next Best Thing. 2000 · 1 hr 48 min. PG-13. LGBT · Comedy · Drama · Romance. Abbie (Madonna) and her friend Robert (Rupert Everett) would make the perfect couple -- except for one small complication: He's gay. Subtitles: English.
