In Yorkshire, England, passion and love fly with revenge between Catherine and Heathcliff. Emily Brontë’s book, Wuthering Heights, published in 1847, has had many movie adaptations — from 1939, 1992, 2009, and 2011. On February 13th, 2026, a new movie adaptation of Wuthering Heights aired, starring Margot Robbie (Catherine Earnshaw) and Jacob Elordi (Heathcliff), Edgar Linton ( Shazad Latif ), and directed by Emerald Fennell. Currently, the film has one nomination for Best Music Supervision for a Trailer at the Guild of Music Supervisors.
Wuthering Heights starts in 18th-century Yorkshire, with a poor, unnamed boy covered in filth on the streets. Catherine, who is the main female protagonist and daughter of a patriarch, finds the poor boy and brings him home. At first, the boy is not known as Heathcliff, but just as a poor boy; Heathcliff was the name of Catherine’s brother, who died. Catherine and the boy were inseparable. Heathcliff and Cathrine grow older as Catherine wishes to marry to climb the social ladder. Heathcliff and Catherine reunite and invite him over years later. Edgar wishes that Catherine would disconnect with Heathcliff due to jealousy and suspicion over their past.
There are many things this movie did well, with the main component being its scenery. As the plot progressed, the sky continued to darken and grow misty, creating a sense of foreshadowing and reflecting the emotionally charged moments. Another thing the movie did well was the portrayal of emotion. The actors’ intense portrayals of more emotional scenes led me to tears several times throughout the film. For example, when Catherine tells Heathcliff how she feels, the actor effectively conveys the character’s intense despair and sadness. She holds everything back with such conviction in her tone when she is strongly opinionated about her wants and needs. Catherine’s devastation when she has to choose between being rich and living a poor life, shows her deep regret with her life decisions and pursuit of Edgar. Jacob Elordi shows emotions like sorrow and yearning; this makes him seem to have solicitude for Catherine beyond their initial script, and it creates frustration whenever he cannot express his feelings for Catherine. The actors have also done amazing jobs portraying a wide variety of characters in other movies in the past.
Wuthering Heights has strong, compelling, emotional storytelling. I would strongly recommend this movie to anyone who may love gothic themes or drama. However, this movie is not what I was expecting, as the book is known more as a romance book than a tragedy. The movie is startling at first with its graphic scenes, but they make sense in this brooding story. Overall, only for its emotion, this movie gets 3.3/5 stars.
