Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Their acquaintance began in the warm summer of 1963 when cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist ended up on the sheep farm of Joe Aguirre. They were looking for work. And under unexpected circumstances, the two men developed an intimate relationship that evolved into a profound but secret bond right under the nose of their families. After all, life is an exciting surprise. Who can stop love, life's ultimate truth?
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- Space GhostJuly 16, 2026I used to make jokes about this movie. Then I watched it. Beautiful piece of cinema.
- tellumJuly 15, 2026The movie is groundbreaking in that it’s 2 high profile actors faithfully playing gay men. In terms of the story itself, it’s a pretty typical romance with better than usual acting. The movie has more meaning in the real world because of what it represents, so it’s kind of a weird movie to judge when it has that meta context to it. You could debate whether it’s good enough to be nominated for Best Picture when it came out, but it’s absolutely better than Crash which won that year, because Crash is a horrible movie.
- TanalienJanuary 9, 2025Brokeback Mountain’s emotional thrust is derived from depicting characters as they exist – with no interpretive strings from the film attached. As Harper Lee's beloved character, Atticus Finch, says in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb in his skin and walk around in it." Brokeback Mountain transports mainstream audiences into a familiar world with familiar faces, but through an unfamiliar perspective that enables them to experience life from another point of view. In the process, the performances of an ensemble cast, a tragic story, and subtle directorial vision culminate to produce a film with the ability to shift attitudes on how gay people are thought about and treated, simply because the audience wills it so. The powerful question that naturally arises from the film is “Isn’t their expression of love equal to mine?”
- mattispantone81September 28, 2025An excellent depiction of the love, friendship, hope and fear that encapsulates homosexuality for gay men in the early 20th Century. Ledger, Gyllenhaal, Hathaway and Williams all give award winning performances. The tenderness and subtlety shown between Innes and Jack, with the intensity of intimate moments give the audience a peek into what it feels like to have your heart pound in that moment of discovery. Whilst the queer world is now getting a little tired of the gay tragedy, this story stands the test of time and provides an important message about how prejudice, toxic masculinity and ignorance causes so much heartache to people who just want to love and be loved.
- cultfilmlikerApril 10, 2025Yeah, “I wish I knew how to quit you” was a killer Ahhh the 60’s. Simpler times lol Holy shit what a tight script. Perfects the three-act structure. Makes the 135 minute film fly by like nothing. Just no fat whatever in a straightforward narrative structure. Wonderfully complementary score! And I do not like country lol it even makes the boring countryside worthwhile! Probably the most obvious thing I’ve said on here, but what phenomenal performances from an incredible cast. What casting! Cardellini, Faris, Harbour, Kate Mara! Just wow. It really lives up to the hype. Absolutely batshit that RANDY QUAID was in a “progressive” mainstream film this late in his career. What’s a gay film without a memento amirite
- bed wetterMay 8, 2026fucking amazing
- NirupamJuly 5, 2025I love how the film begins with the two cowboys’ first meeting at Joe Aguirre’s office. We don’t see them separately before that moment because it doesn’t really matter who Jack Twist or Ennis del Mar were before they met each other. Their story begins with one another and I think that’s beautiful.
- DoggesAndCattesDecember 20, 2024I didn't know how to quit this movie.
- Jacob BradleyJune 19, 2026heartbreaking yet beautiful
- Noah BillingsJune 6, 2026Absolutely heart wrenching and amazing. Haha gay cowboys, funny mountain name. Yea and they could've had everything. 10/10 I will re-watch
- emeraldgalacticApril 3, 2026Though the pacing of the story is weird, I have to say, this movie is a masterpiece. The casting is so well done and the evolving production as Jack and Ennis grow older is really quite something to watch.
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Brokeback Mountain was released on December 25, 2005.
Brokeback Mountain was directed by Ang Lee.
Brokeback Mountain has a runtime of 2h 14m.
Brokeback Mountain was produced by James Schamus, Diana Ossana.
Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Their acquaintance began in the warm summer of 1963 when cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist ended up on the sheep farm of Joe Aguirre. They were looking for work. And under unexpected circumstances, the two men developed an intimate relationship that evolved into a profound but secret bond right under the nose of their families. After all, life is an exciting surprise. Who can stop love, life's ultimate truth?
The key characters in Brokeback Mountain are Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), Alma Beers (Michelle Williams).
Brokeback Mountain is rated R.
Brokeback Mountain is a Drama, Romance film.
Brokeback Mountain has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
Brokeback Mountain had a budget of $14M.
Brokeback Mountain has made $178M at the box office.