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- 2000
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
Summary A story about best friends, one a single straight woman (Madonna) the other a gay man (Everett). One night they get drunk...she gets pregnant...and the two decide to form a family despite their sexual preferences.
Directed By: John Schlesinger
Written By: Tom Ropelewski
- 2000
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
The Next Best Thing
25
7.7
Summary A story about best friends, one a single straight woman (Madonna) the other a gay man (Everett). One night they get drunk...she gets pregnant...and the two decide to form a family despite their sexual preferences.
Directed By: John Schlesinger
Written By: Tom Ropelewski
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
25
10% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
68% Negative
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
25
10% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
68% Negative
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
The two leads have a wonderful chemistry together.
Not even Rupert Everett is able to breathe life into soapy Thing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
11% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
16% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
11% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
16% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Never having decided whether it wants to be comedy or a sentimental hand-wringer, it tries to be both and winds up being neither.
That's a few too many agendas for one film.
No one ever turns into a real character, and none of the scenes have either dramatic or comedic resonance.
A resolutely awful film, it makes you want to swear off sex, comedy, Rupert Everett movies, flowers, yoga, children, roast beef -- many of the best things in life, in fact.
Takes so many wrong turns it's barely an also-ran. It isn't the next best thing at all. Not even close.
Para mí, esta historia es un auténtico manifesto de la amistad, especialmente la importancia de ésta en nuestra necesidad de ser entendidos aunque eso cueste más de un rechazo por parte de la sociedad. Creo sinceramente que la actuación y la trama están a la altura del tema que se aborda, y no era fácil.
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
