The Next Best Thing
Best friends make the best mistakes
2000 1 hour 48 minutes
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.
3rd March 2000
26 years ago
1 hour 48 minutes
Finishes at 6:12am
$25,000,000 ($38,692,500 today)
Revenue $24,362,772
3 wins & 10 nominations total
4.7/10
19%
25%
52%
36%
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