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2005 · 2h 14m · R · Drama · Romance
Rotten Tomatoes 88%Metacritic 87/100IMDb 7.7/10TMDB 7.8/10 (7,658 votes)
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American independent neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams. Its plot depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, in the American West from 1963 to 1983.
Directed by Ang Lee
Box office $178M worldwide
Family guide
15+Common Sense Media calls it a groundbreaking film about forbidden love with sex and violence; Dove.org does not approve it due to sexual content and profanity; Movie Mom rates it for high school audiences.[1][2][3]
- Sex & nudity: Brief scenes of nudity (blurred rear end, distant glimpse of genitals, bare breasts) as characters have sex on-screen (thrusting and grunting), grope at breasts over clothes, and have affairs. Two men have sex in a dark tent with brief buttocks visible.[1][2]
- Violence: Main characters fistfight (bloody nose), encounter homophobia, a man beaten to death, bloody bludgeoned corpse shown with penis ripped off. Brief graphic violence, character killed.[1][2][3]
- Language: Characters frequently say "f--k," "s--t," "bulls--t," "ass," "goddamn," "hell." Very strong and crude language.[1][2]
- Drugs & alcohol: Frequent drinking and cigarette smoking; brief scene where characters smoke a joint. Drinking and smoking, character drinks too much, marijuana, chewing tobacco.[1]
Representation: Though main male characters say they "aren't queer," the movie broke barriers in portraying a love story between two men; Jack demonstrates immense courage by striving to be with the man he loves despite the risks.[1]
Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗
