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Brokeback Mountain

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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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Brokeback Mountain

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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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David Stratton The Australian Ledger and Gyllenhaal deserve nothing but praise for their brave, sensitive portrayals of troubled souls... Jan 3, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Opie Digital Spy Sure, there are happier gay films out now, ones that involve more queer talent both in front of and behind the camera, but here I am still, clinging onto this masterpiece like Ennis holding onto that damn jacket. Rated: 5/5 Jun 11, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Veer S honestly the best movie of all time when u think about it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/22 Full Review Audience Member one of the best love story ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review Brittney 10/10 will watch whenever I wanna cry Myself to sleep n do multiple shots Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Sal this movie tears me apart every single time i watch it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Maddix W A great movie about 2 good friends. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Meow l Just gorgeous. Truly all I can say. Tears you apart and leaves you feeling hollow in the most beautiful way. Definitely not for the faint of heart. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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