Brokeback Mountain

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Brokeback Mountain

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LGBTQ+

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In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart, Alma and Jack marries a fellow rodeo riders, the two men keep up their tortured and sporadic affair over the course of 20 years.

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Critics Consensus

A beautiful, epic Western, Brokeback Mountain's love story is imbued with heartbreaking universality thanks to moving performances by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Audience Says

A timeless romance, Brokeback Mountain lays bare the stark beauty of the Wyoming landscape and the emotional connection between two souls who can’t quit each other.

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Ang Lee

Director

Heath Ledger

Ennis Del Mar

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jack Twist

Linda Cardellini

Cassie

Anna Faris

Lashawn Malone

Anne Hathaway

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David Stratton

The Australian

Ledger and Gyllenhaal deserve nothing but praise for their brave, sensitive portrayals of troubled souls...

Jan 3, 2024

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

What is remarkable about the film is how it doesn't politicise the homosexuality theme, transcends it to become the story of two people in doomed love. The two lead characters are wonderfully delineated.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 10, 2019

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Brokeback Mountain is in no rush. Its emotional impact builds slowly, its rhythms in tune with the countryside--the rugged grandeur of the mountains; the arid, bleak vistas of backwater Western towns.

Jul 6, 2010

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Al Alexander

Movies Thru the Spectrum

Simply put, you can't quit it.

Rated: A

Jun 16, 2025

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Joe Lipsett

The Queer Gaze (Podcast)

20 years on, Brokeback Mountain remains a milestone of queer cinema. There's an interesting discussion to be had about the casting of straight actors and the depiction of intimacy, but the film's score and tragic ending remain iconic

Rated: 4/5

Feb 6, 2025

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Scott Nye

Battleship Pretension

It remains a rarely-surpassed high-watermark for both Ledger and Gyllenhaal, who were both nominated (it remains Gyllenhaal’s only nod), and who each capture something in their characters and something in themselves as actors that seems a tad elusive.

Aug 1, 2024

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Charles S

This movie is only good, because of Heath Ledger. If you take him out, it's just another B-movie, with actors pretending to be acting. This was the kind of performance that should've gotten him all the awards and accolades in the inner circle of Hollywood. He truly made everyone around him looking very amatuerish!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Max A

Absolutely gut-wrenching story, gorgeous cinematography, excellent performances. Made me cry for the first time in months. Deserves 5 stars for impact alone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Gary J

I give it 4 stars (80% positive) because the first 80% was great. Zero stars for the last 20%. As soon as they started trying to bump off their buddy its like the writers just gave up. The social statement went silent and the story went, well, dead. No resolution, no more all too current social commentary, just "last one out of the house is a rotten egg". Let the world burn. Or not.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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Shaun R

Overrated trash. A very boring film that had no redeeming qualities at all.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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No N

Really beautifully made, sweet, tragic romance. Heart wrenching, sweet, deeply human. I thought all of the acting was excellent, especially Ledger and Gyllenhaal. I've always been pretty neutral on Gyllenhaal: sometimes kind of like him, sometimes kind of don't. But he was just superb here. And Ledger was arguably even better.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Darin S

In a time in society where 'love is love' doesn't really exist, the reality is that it does exist - whether others that don't understand it like it, or not. And it makes for a direct implosion point when it comes to societal norms - as some people act out their lives as they're expected until they find that their wiring doesn't match up with those societal norms.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Synopsis

In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart, Alma and Jack marries a fellow rodeo riders, the two men keep up their tortured and sporadic affair over the course of 20 years.

Director: Ang Lee
Producer: Diana Ossana, James Schamus
Screenwriter: Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: River Road Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Focus Features, Good Machine, Alberta Film Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre: Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $83.0M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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