Top 20 movies like The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

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.

The Next Best Thing is of 1 hour(s) and 48 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Paramount, Lakeshore Entertainment. It was released on 2000-03-03. It has the tagline: Best friends make the best mistakes It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyDramaRomance

1. That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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2. Next Year in Jerusalem

Next Year in Jerusalem

The oldest son in an orthodox Jewish family is living at home with his parents and younger brothers. He's being pressured by his parents to marry the girl they have chosen, . But he is coming to the realization that he is gay. When he becomes reacquainted with a school hood friend that has moved into Greenwich Village and come out , our hero begins to come out to himself as well.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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3. Amante para dos (Amante para dos)

Amante para dos

Mauricio and Alberto are friends and work in an insurance company. Apparently they have very dissimilar personalities, since Alberto is a hummingbird who lives courting as many women as he can and Mauricio is serious and lover of his wife. In reality, Mauricio maintains a hidden relationship with a vedette named Monica, who constantly puts him in trouble when he asks him to separate from his wife and go live with her. Alberto, aware of this, proposes to Mauricio that he pass his lover to him, and Monica becomes his stable lover. Mauricio and Alberto's women become suspicious and everything gets complicated, and they come to the conclusion that keeping Monica is very dangerous for both of them.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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4. Far from Heaven (Ahora soy rico)

Far from Heaven

Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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5. Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, a recent divorcee, enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy and starts rediscovering her faith and dreams.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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6. Clay Pigeons

Clay Pigeons

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. Clay inadvertently befriends a serial killer named Lester Long, who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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7. Madonna: Truth or Dare

Madonna: Truth or Dare

From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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8. Surf Ninjas

Surf Ninjas

Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance includes magically-induced martial arts prowess and seeing the future. Using their new powers, they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman with a metal face!

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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9. Lassie

Lassie

On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.

It has an average vote of 6.118 on TMDB.

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10. Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a young working-class man accidentally destroy a diner when their impromptu road race takes a disastrous turn. Ordered by a judge to spend the summer repairing the building, they find themselves becoming rivals for the affections of the owner's daughter.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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11. Swept Away

Swept Away

Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.

It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.

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12. Date and Switch

Date and Switch

Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.

It has an average vote of 5.814 on TMDB.

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13. Vico C: The Life of a Philosopher (Vico C: La vida del filósofo)

Vico C: The Life of a Philosopher

A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh experiences of a warrior of life that changed the perspective of music in the world.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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14. My Awkward Sexual Adventure

My Awkward Sexual Adventure

A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper : he'll help her with her crushing debt if she helps him become a better lover.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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15. Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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16. The Awakening

The Awakening

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

It has an average vote of 6.374 on TMDB.

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17. A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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18. About a Boy

About a Boy

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

It has an average vote of 6.672 on TMDB.

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19. The Omen

The Omen

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

It has an average vote of 7.398 on TMDB.

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20. Carnage

Carnage

After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.

It has an average vote of 7.172 on TMDB.

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