
The Next Best Thing
A glossy, well-meaning dramedy that coasts on charm but stumbles into melodrama, leaving you more frustrated than moved.
- Directed by
- John Schlesinger
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt
- Tagline
- Best friends make the best mistakes
- 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.
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- Directed by
- John Schlesinger
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt












