The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing
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 (United States and Canada); Lakeshore International (International)
Release date	March 3, 2000;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$24.3 million

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" topped the charts in various countries, including Everett's native United Kingdom, and helped to introduce Don McLean's song to newer audiences.

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