Prime Video fans have just days to watch 'timeless' Heath Ledger film turning 20 this year

A beloved Heath Ledger film, hailed by fans as featuring his finest performance, is leaving Prime Video this month.

Brokeback Mountain, which first hit the screens in 2005, will be marking its 20th anniversary this December. The drama is one of Ledger's most acclaimed films, with many fans believing he deserved an Oscar for his role.

The film, based on Annie Proulx's short story, follows American cowboys Jack and Ennis (played by Ledger), who develop a romantic relationship while working together in the Wyoming mountains.

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Their love story becomes complex when they each marry their respective girlfriends, yet they maintain their passionate affair over two decades.

Directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain will remain available on Prime Video until Saturday, 17th May.

Ledger, who tragically passed away in January 2008, shares the screen with Jake Gyllenhaal, who portrays his on-screen lover. They are joined by five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, reports .

Despite being released twenty years ago, the film continues to be celebrated. Focus Features, the film's distributor, recently revealed that the iconic queer romance drama will make a comeback to US cinemas this summer, in tribute to its upcoming anniversary.

The noughties hit film was impressively nominated for eight Oscars and won three. Ledger and Gyllenhaal were up for Best Actor and Supporting Actor awards, respectively, but left empty-handed.

Heath Ledger's Oscar miss sparked outrage among his fans, but it didn't slow down viewers' praise. A recent IMDb review hailed the actor: "Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and the magnificent Michelle Williams give superb performances but it's Heath Ledger's film.

"He gives us something that nobody could possibly have expected because what he gives us is not only, honest and moving and powerful but totally and utterly new."

Praise also poured in from another fan on social media, who acclaimed: "Best film starring ? Brokeback Mountain. Best film starring Anne Hathaway? Brokeback Mountain. Best film starring Jake Gyllenhaal? Brokeback Mountain. Best film starring Michelle Williams? Brokeback Mountain. What a timeless masterpiece."

Another admirer declared the movie as "one of the best love stories ever".

An emotional response was shared by another viewer: "I am incredibly broken by this movie. It's so emotionally moving. I am probably the last person in the who didn't watch it until now, and oh, I have been missing a masterpiece. I cried like a baby."

Brokeback Mountain is streaming now on Prime Video.