Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Directed by Ang Lee · 134 min · Drama, Romance
93.5 TOPICAL score · #48 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Brokeback Mountain (2005, directed by Ang Lee) has a TOPICAL score of 93.5 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 13 nominations, including the Golden Lion. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (7,769 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 85 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (7,769 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards7 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Golden Lion; Academy Award for Best Director; BAFTA Award for Best Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 85 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read153,493 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Heath Ledger (actor #69), Jake Gyllenhaal (actor #217), Michelle Williams (actor #163), Anne Hathaway (actor #158)
“The neo-Western film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances of Ledger and Gyllenhaal.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10