Brokeback Mountain
“Love is a force of nature.”
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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Cast
51 people
Heath Ledger
Ennis Del Mar
Known for
The Dark Knight
10 Things I Hate About You
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jack Twist
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Donnie Darko
Nightcrawler
Michelle Williams
Alma Beers
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Venom
Shutter Island
Anne Hathaway
Lureen Newsome
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Interstellar
The Devil Wears Prada
Randy Quaid
Joe Aguirre
Known for
Independence Day
Kingpin
Linda Cardellini
Cassie Cartwright
Known for
Hawkeye
Gravity Falls
Anna Faris
Lashawn Malone
Known for
Scary Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
David Harbour
Randall Malone
Known for
Stranger Things
Hellboy
Roberta Maxwell
Jack's Mother
Known for
Dead Man Walking
Psycho III
Kate Mara
Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)
Known for
House of Cards
127 Hours
Peter McRobbie
John Twist
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Marvel's Daredevil
The Visit
Graham Beckel
L.D. Newsome
Known for
L.A. Confidential
Escape Plan
Ang Lee Director · Diana Ossana Screenplay Larry McMurtry Screenplay
Worldwide gross $178M · Budget $14M · United States release December 9, 2005
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$178,043,761
Gross vs. budget
12.7×
Production
Focus Features
Production
River Road Entertainment
Production
Alberta Film Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
Good Machine
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2005
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 9, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States · April 4, 2006
Physical
United States
September 3, 2005 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
November 29, 2005 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
December 6, 2005 · Premiere · New York City, New York
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
June 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Australia
January 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
March 9, 2006 · Digital
Brazil
October 23, 2005 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
February 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 2, 2006 · Digital
Denmark
October 22, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Estonia
February 24, 2006 · Theatrical
France
October 22, 2005 · Premiere · Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
January 18, 2006 · Theatrical
July 19, 2006 · Physical · DVD
October 1, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
November 9, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
March 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 30, 2006 · Digital
India
May 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Ireland
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
March 4, 2006 · Digital
Mexico
February 22, 2006 · Premiere · Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 2006 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
February 7, 2008 · Physical · DVD
December 24, 2008 · TV · Nederland 3
March 19, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical · (20th Anniversary)
New Zealand
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical
February 27, 2015 · Digital
Norway
January 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Poland
February 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
March 16, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 1, 2006 · Theatrical
December 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 18, 2006 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 30, 2005 · Limited theatrical
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
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