The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)

In West Hollywood, photographer Dennis (Timothy Olyphant) prepares to celebrate his twenty-eighth birthday and says, "I can't decide if my friends are the best or worst thing that ever happened to me." His group of gay friends lean on each other to work their way through life. They gather around Jack's Broken Hearts restaurant and lounge, with owner Jack (John Mahoney) acting as their father figure, adviser, and the coach for their inept Broken Hearts softball team. The group includes: Cole (Dean Cain), a handsome, charismatic actor who often ends up with other people's boyfriends; Benji (Zach Braff), the youngest member of the group who finds himself going through some bad times; Howie (Matt McGrath), a psychology student who is known for overthinking every situation; Patrick (Ben Weber), the cynic of the group; and Taylor (Billy Porter), who has long boasted about his long-term relationship, which has just come crashing to an end. When the group's newest member, 23 year-old Kevin (Andrew Keegan) attempts to fit in, their friendships are put to the test.

This sweet and charming film is also known as "8 x 10", "The Broken Hearts Club" (UK), and "The Broken Hearts League". The characters support each other, annoy each other, and guide each other through trials and tribulations with relationships, careers, getting older, and life in general. It's fun, touching, and honest, with a few sad moments. Christophe Beck composed the music, and Greg Berlanti wrote the screenplay and directed.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler) and Larry Valentine (Kevin James) are best friends who are firefighters in Brooklyn. Chuck is single and Larry is a widower trying to raise his daughter Tori (Shelby Adamowsky) and son Eric (Cole Morgen). Distracted by sadness over his wife's death, he neglects to change the primary beneficiary of his pension from his wife to his children within the deadline. His only option is to marry someone, but he finds no woman who can be trusted with his children. Inspired by an article about same-sex domestic partnership rights, he decides to register Chuck as his partner, making him Larry's beneficiary and caretaker of Larry's children. Larry saved Chuck's life, so he agrees to the arrangement.

On the advice of their lawyer Alex McDonough (Jessica Biel) they are legally married in Niagara Falls, Canada when it becomes clear that their case is likely to be investigated. But when investigator Clinton Fitzer (Steve Buscemi) becomes suspicious, the two straight guys are forced to behave as love-struck newlyweds. Eventually they are taken to court, and the case becomes a media spectacle. The fraud is exposed, all the firemen claim they helped Chuck and Larry, and all are sent to jail. Councilman Banks (Richard Chamberlain) offers to free Chuck and Larry if they admit to a misdemeanor and raise funds for AIDS research. Larry meets another woman, suggesting he is starting to move on from his previous marriage. Singer Lance Bass makes an appearance to play a song emphasizing the importance of freedom.

Adam Sandler told Newsweek magazine: "I know Kevin, and it's kind of a strange thing to have to play. So to ease the tension, before the first day of shooting, we had sex with each other. We just got it out of the way so it wouldn't be an issue. It's an old tip I picked up from working with Jack Nicholson." The movie received mostly bad reviews. Newsday's John Anderson wrote, "What were they thinking? Simple: They weren't." Rupert Gregson-Williams composed the original music. Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, and Lew Gallo wrote the screenplay. Dennis Dugan directed.