The Next Best Thing (2000)
03/03/2000 (US) • 1h 48m
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.
Top Billed Cast
Abbie Reynolds
Robert Whittaker
Ben Cooper
Richard Whittaker
Annabel
Kelly
Elizabeth Ryder
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