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The Next Best Thing
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Tom Ropelewski
Produced by
Tom Rosenberg
Leslie Dixon
Linne Radmin
Gary Lucchesi
Starring
Rupert Everett
Madonna
Benjamin Bratt
Michael Vartan
Josef Sommer
Lynn Redgrave
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Edited by
Peter Honess
Music by
Gabriel Yared
Production company
Lakeshore Entertainment
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (North America) Lakeshore International (Internationally)
Release date
March 3, 2000 (2000-03-03)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$25 million
Box office
$24.3 million[1]
The Next Best Thing is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by John Schlesinger (his final feature film before his death in 2003) about two best friends who have a child together and a custody battle years after. Starring Madonna, Rupert Everett, and Benjamin Bratt, it opened to the number-two position in the North American box office and poor critical reviews. The accompanying soundtrack album was appreciated by music critics. Its lead single, "American Pie" reached the number-one in various countries and helped to introduce Don McLean's song to newer audiences.
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