The Next Best Thing (2000)

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Directed by

John Schlesinger

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Madonna
Abbie Reynolds

Rupert Everett
Robert Whittaker

Benjamin Bratt
Ben Cooper

Illeana Douglas
Elizabeth Ryder

Michael Vartan
Kevin Lasater

Josef Sommer
Richard Whittaker

Malcolm Stumpf
Sam

Lynn Redgrave
Helen Whittaker

Written by

Tom Ropelewski

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An average movie

13 years, 8 months ago at Aug 24 6:44

johanlefourbe

There was a time when Madonna tried to be an actress but those attempts have been mostly laughed at and, at some point, she pretty much stopped acting altogether (apparently, she is nowadays directing but those movies were barely seen and not very well received). Personally, I always thought that the hatred about her acting was rather exaggerated. I mean, ok, she never really blew me away as an ac... read more

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Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.

Release date: 3 March 2000
UPC: 097363342243

Tags: 2000s (2), Yoga (2), Glbt (2), Father Son Relationship (2), Custody Battle (2), Funeral (2), Gardener (2), Pregnancy (2), Cigarette Smoking (2), Friendship (2), Waitress (2), Booger (1), Female Judge (1), Platonic Love (1), Record Producer (1), Group Of Friends (1), Gay Son (1), Gay Parent (1), Camcorder (1)

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" The Next Best Thing is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by John Schlesinger (his final feature film before his death in 2003) about two best friends who have a child together and a custody battle years after. Starring Madonna, Rupert Everett, and Benjamin Bratt, it opened to the number-two position in the North American box office and poor critical reviews. The accompanying soundtrack album was appreciated by music critics. Its lead single, "American Pie" topped the charts in var"