A Dog's Will vs The Next Best Thing
A Dog's Will has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.3/10 for The Next Best Thing). A Dog's Will is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 48m. Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Dog's Will
The Next Best Thing| A Dog's Will | The Next Best Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Brazil | – |
| Director | Guel Arraes | John Schlesinger |
| Main cast | Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela | Neil Patrick Harris, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Josef Sommer, Madonna |
Synopsis
A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
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.
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