Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Movie · R · 134 min · ★ 7.8 · 88% critics
Set in 1960s Wyoming, two men form a powerful emotional and sexual bond while working in the mountains. Their connection lasts through the years, complicating their lives as marriage and families pull them in different directions.
Based on Brokeback Mountain
Also known as Secreto en la montaña
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (7,573 votes)
- Box office
- $178,000,000
- Budget
- $14,000,000
About
You’ll likely like Brokeback Mountain if you want an unforgettable, bittersweet love story that lingers; Not for you if you need a feel-good romance or want something easy to shake off, or if you prefer lighter films like Blue Valentine or Beginners.
Pros: heartbreaking romance; standout lead performances; lasting emotional impact | Cons: very heavy mood; difficult for some viewers; not a light watch
Themes
- secret love
- wyoming, usa
- countryside
- homophobia
- marriage crisis
- intolerance
- in the closet
- summer
- cowboy
- lgbt
- star crossed lovers
- 1960s
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2006
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2006
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2006
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2005
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2005
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- Golden Lion · 2005
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2006 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2006 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Heath Ledger
as Ennis Del Mar
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Jack Twist
Michelle Williams
as Alma Beers
Anne Hathaway
as Lureen Newsome
Randy Quaid
as Joe Aguirre
Linda Cardellini
as Cassie Cartwright
Anna Faris
as Lashawn Malone
David Harbour
as Randall Malone
Roberta Maxwell
as Jack's Mother
Kate Mara
as Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)
Directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, Ang Lee