7 Great LGBTQ Romantic Comedies to Watch Now – AARP
Jeffrey (1995)
The premise: Set in New York City during the AIDS crisis, this groundbreaking ’90s rom-com based on an off-Broadway play follows the titular actor/waiter (Wings star Steven Weber, now 61) who takes a vow of celibacy because of his paranoia surrounding the plague; he’s not only afraid of catching the disease but of falling for someone who might end up dying and leaving him heartbroken. But fate has other ideas, and Jeffrey soon finds himself falling for the handsome — and HIV-positive — Steve (Michael T. Weiss). For advice, he turns to his friends, interior decorator Sterling (Patrick Stewart) and his partner, Darius (Mad Men’s Bryan Batt).
The part you’ll love: Despite being a relatively modest indie hit, the film has an absurdly stacked cast, including Christine Baranski, Sigourney Weaver, Robert Klein, Nathan Lane, Olympia Dukakis and Victor Garber.
Watch it: Jeffrey on Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock