Parents Guide for
Brokeback Mountain (2005)

There are three sexual moments which have contributed to the R rating of Brokeback Mountain. The first is between Ledger and Gyllenhaal - it is not long and there is no nudity although it is realistic. The second depicts no kind of intercourse - although the woman does remove her top and her breasts are shown quite clearly. The last one is briefer than the first one and does depict intercourse. There is also brief female nudity.

Two scenes imply anal sex, though nothing shown it's easy to figure out.

One scene of strong violence only - it is stylistically edited such that it is not very graphic and it is also brief. However, the nature of it (it is a homophobic assault) is disturbing. There is some more moderate violence at points in the film. Also, there is an image of gore - it is shown in the distance and is not very clear yet it is disturbing nonetheless. Also there is a sheep shown half eaten

Occasional uses of the F-word.

Some scenes depict characters drinking or smoking. However, none of them glamorise either act. There is also the "assumption" of Marijuana. But never mentioned or directly shown.

Some scenes of emotional intensity - the very nature of the film is to be emotionally arresting.