Heath Ledger,
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Michelle Williams,
Anne Hathaway,
Linda Cardellini
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Ang Lee's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's story Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as young cowboys named Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Each of them is hired to corral sheep on ... read more
Directed by: Ang Lee
Release Date: December 9, 2005
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Brokeback Mountain
DVD Release Date: April 4, 2006
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July 4, 2007Umm, why did i put off seeing thes great movie for two years? Stupid, stupid, stupid!
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November 10, 2011Excellent film. One of those films that I'll admit I wanted to hate, because of the controversial topic, but I can't...it is great. Everything about it is wonderful; the story, characters, the acting, the music, the direction. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent performances from ... read more
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September 16, 2011Brokeback Mountain is a genius film that is controversial, dramatic, and is one of the best romantic films of all time. The storyline is about two men who meet during a job on Brokeback Mountain, and they fall in love but are afraid to admit it to the world. The plot is not you... read more
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June 23, 2011Outstanding. There's no other way to describe it. Phenomonal and absolutely heartbreaking. A great love story! A must see!
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March 5, 2011A drama with a beautifully scripted story. All the negativity this film gets is just heartbreaking. Yes, it's about a gay relationship, but Ledger and Gylenhaal make it seem so real from trhe start to the end. Both men find women that bond with, but the love they express for each... read more
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January 19, 2011A little overrated. But still a good movie. A good story. Some good acting. Average directing. Maybe a little too long. Jake Gyllenhaal is allright...
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January 3, 2011A woebegone tale of two ill fated lovers marched into a day and age that is not only unaccepting, but plainly bitter and one sided. Great performances by Ledger, Williams, and Hathaway as each was a caricature of unavailable or blind (even star crossed) love. Meanwhile Gyllenhaal... read more
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November 11, 2010"Brokeback Mountain" features acting of the highest caliber. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and especially Michelle Williams give some tremendous performances. "Brokeback Mountain" is not only a showcase for brilliant acting and Ang Lee's exquisitely detailed direct... read more
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October 18, 2010An absolute jewel to kick off 2006. In many ways, Brokeback marked the year's turn towards intelligent 'issue' films, something that has been sorely missing from Hollywood for years. Indeed, the very style and nature of this affecting love story evokes the integrity of 70s dramas... read more
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July 21, 2010Phew... Some more boring stuff, but relatively bearable than 'A Single Man'. The awful way Heath Ledger speaks only made it worse for me. Maybe his character required to be that way, but still. 3.5/10.
Critic Reviews
January 13, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
January 9, 2006
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
Ang Lee continues to astonish.
January 6, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Both [Gyllenhaal and Ledger] embody what that old Waylon and Willie song taught us -- 'Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're harder to hold.' Full Review
December 20, 2005
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
A sweeping, solemn, self-serious chronicle of their relationship over several decades. Full Review
December 20, 2005
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
It has become shorthand to call Brokeback Mountain the 'gay cowboy movie,' but it is much more than that glib description implies. This is a human story, a haunting film in the tradition of the great ... Full Review
December 20, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
A film about love and the cost of lying that's exquisite in its beauty, painful in its truths. Full Review
December 20, 2005
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
The movie has a universal quality because it tells a story of unfulfilled lives and roots it in the well-observed specifics of a vanishing Western culture.
December 20, 2005
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Like these indelible cowboys, you, too, may find it impossible not to succumb to the powerful, quiet greatness that is Brokeback Mountain. Full Review
December 20, 2005
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Brokeback Mountain the power to break your heart -- and, perhaps more important, to open it. Full Review
December 20, 2005
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
With its measured pace and its sumptuous visuals, transforming a taboo into a romantic totem, this opening act is fascinating, like watching Red River with the subtext cranked way up. Full Review
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