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The Next Best Thing

Best friends make the best mistakes

Description: 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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Budget: $25,000,000 | Revenue : $24,362,772

Runtime: 108 minutes

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Madonna

Played Abbie Reynolds

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Rupert Everett

Played Robert Whittaker

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Benjamin Bratt

Played Ben Cooper

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Malcolm Stumpf

Played Sam

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Josef Sommer

Played Richard Whittaker

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Suzanne Krull

Played Annabel

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Linda Larkin

Played Kelly

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Illeana Douglas

Played Elizabeth Ryder

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Michael Vartan

Played Kevin Lasater

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Lynn Redgrave

Played Helen Whittaker

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Neil Patrick Harris

Played David

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Mark Valley

Played Cardiologist

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Stacy Edwards

Played Finn

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John Carroll Lynch

Played Abbie's Lawyer

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Fran Bennett

Played Judge Tracey Bennett

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Ricki Lopez

Played Angel

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Tiffany Paulsen

Played Young Mother

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Jack Betts

Played Vernon

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Irene Roseen

Played Lena

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Frank James

Played Dad at Airport

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Caitlin Wachs

Played Rachel

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Jessica Sara

Played Kid #3

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Kimberley Davies

Played Hostess

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Laurent Schwaar

Played Restaurant Manager

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Rebekah Hoyle

Played Orderly (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Played Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Colton Ford

Played Glen

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Lee Lucas

Played Party Guest #2

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