Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Writers
- Tom Ropelewski
- Release Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 108 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (206 votes)
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