![The Next Best Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//mDbcoazjIehnkKEaNWe4VcnQYrk.jpg)
![The Next Best Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iYK1ZUtY4etcn91glUmrGuZRH6M.jpg)
The Next Best Thing
1 hour 48 minutes2000-03-03
5.3
Watch Trailer
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
![Madonna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pI6g1iVlUy7cUAZ6AspVXWq4kli.jpg)
Madonna
Abbie Reynolds
![Rupert Everett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g0kqfIxf9eIV7rOMQcbebsgMS9Z.jpg)
Rupert Everett
Robert Whittaker
![Benjamin Bratt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y1yVEcSwJS8HtuQmOxk0vAvyGbH.jpg)
Benjamin Bratt
Ben Cooper
![Malcolm Stumpf](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pCJUpgiRbmrbenVQAXPklp4twhX.jpg)
Malcolm Stumpf
Sam
![Josef Sommer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eY3tCB4j7nWhsZX1enU6BYpaZl.jpg)
Josef Sommer
Richard Whittaker
![Suzanne Krull](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1hwJ9tzvc1Sfif6nRKXWgcSuinL.jpg)
Suzanne Krull
Annabel
![Linda Larkin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uN35v1Z374JvfdnDJBVmvnB2JNQ.jpg)
Linda Larkin
Kelly
![Illeana Douglas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w2O2SOXzwtJu9eytb3hGS7T8ftR.jpg)
Illeana Douglas
Elizabeth Ryder
![Michael Vartan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5HCb1CxwIgiZAjKMe9BG8VtHE80.jpg)
Michael Vartan
Kevin Lasater
![Lynn Redgrave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q21JNdifHtboIMB5KLpmeTr1UX1.jpg)
Lynn Redgrave
Helen Whittaker
![Neil Patrick Harris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//r2twLWLwDpKJ7JyhWsD1YsL7rJV.jpg)
Neil Patrick Harris
David
![Mark Valley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ffHfLKffDbh2BzGUE0KM88TvoYF.jpg)
Mark Valley
Cardiologist
![Stacy Edwards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vTvcn83poPsGhdUVGNCARBmqgzU.jpg)
Stacy Edwards
Finn
![John Carroll Lynch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cIx1HYFOHmfeAGRDBJwdFK9ZMIM.jpg)
John Carroll Lynch
Abbie's Lawyer
![Fran Bennett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hMEnWBn8SctR3njFsagqSMPrc9U.jpg)
Fran Bennett
Judge Tracey Bennett
![Ricki Lopez](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ricki Lopez
Angel
![Tiffany Paulsen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8xJqAYlky3Fht5OuJP802i2TYGB.jpg)
Tiffany Paulsen
Young Mother
![Jack Betts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aC8uOwxVW2NJ5sYUvQImFZuVKQ7.jpg)
Jack Betts
Vernon
![Irene Roseen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7jkkMP6Mxw9pIbUsgAqI139DqYh.jpg)
Irene Roseen
Lena
![Frank James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jRKixKWe25QQXFaQfs9sMW0ZuQn.jpg)
Frank James
Dad at Airport
![Caitlin Wachs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//paDRAqv1TWAj33DjzE07CKxoBJA.jpg)
Caitlin Wachs
Rachel
![Jessica Sara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1lfoUEGUqVpjiwr9LcVAcFUq2KH.jpg)
Jessica Sara
Kid #3
![Kimberley Davies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m6zmDMSh6ebGIUsPF8Yyyfkt9G3.jpg)
Kimberley Davies
Hostess
![Laurent Schwaar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aYQGLLZftyxyZI6zHjkmIDpasVX.jpg)
Laurent Schwaar
Restaurant Manager
![Rebekah Hoyle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rebekah Hoyle
Orderly (uncredited)
![Greg Bronson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//smF0hrek3d0bVhq0m7ENLPFQpcP.jpg)
Greg Bronson
Pedestrian (uncredited)
![Colton Ford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kKrPhfiVqUpd7Zn3BA6E1IwK35a.jpg)
Colton Ford
Glen
![Lee Lucas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)