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Movies like Brokeback Mountain (2005) Finished Brokeback Mountain and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Brokeback Mountain, and what it does not.
What did you love about Brokeback Mountain? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Homophobia Social conformity Love vs duty Social isolation Male identity Romantic drama Period drama Naturalistic Your best matches Ranked against what Brokeback Mountain is actually about, not its genre labels.
70% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Film · Drama · Romance
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic tragedy Also period drama at heart Centres on the same outsider figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Jules and Jim 1962
Also romantic drama and period drama at heart Centres on the same rebel figure Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 139 candidates
Shares its melancholic and wry register What's different Not built around self-discovery or love vs duty Not really romantic drama Moves faster Commitment 2h 23m
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Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Brokeback Mountain.
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1969 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Also romantic drama and period drama at heart Built around the same self-discovery Centres on the same outsider figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around love vs duty or social isolation Not about male identity or homophobia Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Brokeback Mountain.
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2000 · Film · Drama
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Why it matches Built around the same social isolation Shares its melancholic and wry register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not built around self-discovery or love vs duty Not really romantic drama or period drama Where it streams Kanopy Hoopla Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Brokeback Mountain.
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019 · 2h 42m
Also period drama at heart Centres on the same outsider figure After 2019
Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Centres on the same rebel figure Titanic 1997 · 3h 14m
Watched for the same thing: romantic tragedy Centres on the same rebel figure
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