The Next Best Thing (2000)Stream and Watch Online

Yearning to watch 'The Next Best Thing' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Schlesinger-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Next Best Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Next Best Thing' right now, here are some specifics about the Paramount, Lakeshore Entertainment romance flick.

Released March 3rd, 2000, 'The Next Best Thing' stars Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Malcolm Stumpf The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a user score of 52 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 180 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues." .