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The Next Best Thing

Movie2000 5.2

The Next Best Thing

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5.2/10

1h 48mParamount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment

ComedyDramaRomance

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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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Released: 3 March 2000
Certificate: PG-13
Status: Released
Director: John Schlesinger
Writers: Tom Ropelewski
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
Runtime: 1h 48m
Budget: $25M
Box office: $24.4M