The Next Best Thing
“Best friends make the best mistakes”
2000 · 1 h 48 min
Directed by 
John Schlesinger
John SchlesingerCast
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Plot
A straight woman and her gay best friend decide to have a child together, but five years later, complications arise.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Schlesinger's comedy-drama with Madonna and Rupert Everett is uneven and sentimental.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 4.7 / 10 (12,172 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.