Quick Facts
DirectorJohn Schlesinger
Runtime1h 48m · PG-13
GenresComedy · Drama · Romance
Release2000-03-03
Film
The Next Best Thing
2000· PG-13· 1h 48m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“Best friends make the best mistakes”
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.
2000-03-03
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Schlesinger
ScreenplayTom Ropelewski
ProducerLeslie Dixon
Director of PhotographyElliot Davis
Original Music ComposerGabriel Yared
EditorPeter Honess
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 20 crew)
Details
Released2000-03-03
Runtime1h 48m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures · Lakeshore Entertainment
Budget$25M
Box office$24M
LanguagesEnglish · French
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.3/10 · 202 votes
Original languageen
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