Jeffrey (1995) on Netflix
Jeffrey, a gay actor and waiter in Manhattan, gives up sex during the AIDS epidemic, dreading a lover's death more than his own. Then he meets Steve, who is HIV-positive.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.8/107,216 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes71%
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Plot summary
Jeffrey works as an actor and waiter in Manhattan, where the AIDS epidemic has drained the fun from his sex life. He decides to become celibate and put his energy into his career. Sterling, his interior decorator friend, argues that what Jeffrey needs is a boyfriend and monogamy, the life Sterling shares with his partner Darius, a chorus boy who is HIV-positive. Watching them, Jeffrey recognizes a different fear: that he could love a man who is bound to die. Soon after he declares his sex-free life, he meets Steve Howard, who looks like his dream man and who is also HIV-positive. Jeffrey seeks advice from Sterling and from Father Dan, a priest.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jeffrey (1995)
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- Patrick Stewart won several critics awards for his supporting role in Jeffrey and generated Oscar buzz, but he was not nominated for the Academy Award.
