The Next Best Thing (2000)

108 min · Family Drama, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film

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Directors

John Schlesinger

Cast

Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf, Josef Sommer, Suzanne Krull, Linda Larkin

The story

Abbie, a heterosexual woman, and Robert, a gay man, are best friends living in California. In 1992, when Abbie is dumped by her boyfriend Kevin, she and Robert get drunk and have a one-night stand. Abbie discovers she is pregnant shortly thereafter.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alleinstehender Vater, Baby, Baustelle, Beach, Beziehungsdreieck, Botanist, Breakfast, California, Child Custody, Children, Coach, Court, Cubicle, Custody Battle, Embarassment, Fastfood, Female Nudity, Fernsehbranche, Flughafen, Flush, Friedhof, Friendship, Gay, Grandmother Grandson Relationship, Jealousy, Judge, Kellner, Kitchen, Los Angeles, Mother Son Relationship, Nanny, Parents Kids Relationship, Parrot, Pregancy and Birth, Record Producer, Recording Studio, Scheidung, Seelenverwandtschaft, Singles, Slap, Sperm Donation, Star-Rechtsanwalt, Stroller, Swimmingpool, Trennung, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Yoga, bester Freund, vater-sohn, LGBT, Melodrama, Comedy-drama, Drama, Comedy, Romance Film

Genres

Family Drama, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film

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