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Movies that feel likeBrokeback Mountain (2005)

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.

If you loved Brokeback Mountain, the closest films we have are Sense and Sensibility (1995), Free Fall (2013) and In the Mood for Love (2000). All three share Brokeback Mountain's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011).

πŸ… 88% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ang Leecontemplativeromantictender
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If Brokeback Mountain hit the spot, these will too

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Sense and Sensibility
1995 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Unspoken feeling strains against the rules of the world it's trapped in

The difference: A sisters' marriage-plot drama, not a decades-long secret love

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

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Free Fall
2013 Β· dir. Stephan Lacant
β˜… 7.5drama Β· romance

A committed man falls for someone who upends the life he'd already built

The difference: Set in the present day, without decades of buried longing

A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness – and what it means to fall in love with another man.

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In the Mood for Love
2000 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8drama Β· romanceMax

Restraint and longing simmer between two people who can't act on their feelings

The difference: A hushed Hong Kong drama, not cowboys hiding love across state lines

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

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The Bridges of Madison County
1995 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romance

A brief, consuming connection outlasts the ordinary marriage around it

The difference: Four days of longing, not a love stretched across two decades

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

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Revolutionary Road
2008 Β· dir. Sam Mendes
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.3drama Β· romance

Common ground: marriage crisis

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

A summer connection unsettles lives that were supposedly already settled

The difference: Playful and bohemian where Brokeback stays somber and repressed

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.

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Weekend
2011 Β· dir. Andrew Haigh
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romanceRent or buy

An unplanned connection turns into something neither man expected to keep

The difference: One weekend's intimacy, not a love stretched across twenty years

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

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Happy Together
1997 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romanceMax

Two men's bond keeps pulling them back together no matter the distance

The difference: A volatile, present-day relationship, not decades of closeted secrecy

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

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I Don't Want to Go Back Alone
2011 Β· dir. Daniel Ribeiro
β˜… 8.2drama Β· romance

A new arrival stirs feelings a young person doesn't yet have words for

The difference: A gentle teen coming-of-age, not decades of hidden adult longing

The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.

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Veer-Zaara
2004 Β· dir. Yash Chopra
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8drama Β· romanceNetflix

Both land stillness and romance at once

Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.

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Head-On
2004 Β· dir. Fatih Akin
β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

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The Longest Ride
2015 Β· dir. George Tillman Jr.
πŸ… 31%β˜… 7drama Β· romance

A cowboy's guarded heart carries a love he can never fully let go of

The difference: A framed love story told in flashback, not a lifelong secret

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

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