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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

R ★ 7.8/10 134 min Drama, Romance Canada, United States English
Director: Ang Lee
Screenplay by: Diana Ossana, Larry McMurtry
Short Story: Annie Proulx
Streaming: Not available
Love is a force of nature.

Description

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

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Top Cast

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger Ennis Del Mar
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal Jack Twist
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams Alma Beers
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway Lureen Newsome
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid Joe Aguirre
Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini Cassie Cartwright
Anna Faris
Anna Faris Lashawn Malone
David Harbour
David Harbour Randall Malone

Brokeback Mountain Appears on 31 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #79
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #20
TIFF People's Choice Award Winners and Runners Up
Toronto International Film Festival #60

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #53
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #546
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #601
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #204
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #92

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #40
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #20
Decider's Top 100 Films Of The 20Th Century
Decider #78
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #93
Esquire’s 50 Best LGBT Movies of All Time
Esquire #42
Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time
IndieWire #42
Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #043
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #17
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #52
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #12
The Best American Independent Films of the 21st Century by IndieWire
IndieWire #06
The Guardians 100 Best Films Of The 21St
The Guardian #67
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #432
Vulture's 30 Most Important Sex Scenes
Vulture #09
Yahoos 100 Modern Classics
Yahoo Movies #82

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #888

Identity Theme

Your Queer Film Watchlist
British Film Institute #027

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films
Letterboxd #088
Showdown Brief Encounter
Letterboxd Showdown #05
Showdown Pride
Letterboxd Showdown #03
Showdown Robbed
Letterboxd Showdown #03
Showdown Stolen Kisses
Letterboxd Showdown #04
Showdown The Big Heat
Letterboxd Showdown #13

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