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title: "“Wuthering Heights”"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights-2026"
fi1m_id: "wuthering-heights-2026"
imdb_id: "tt32897959"
tmdb_id: 1316092
wikidata_id: "Q130393881"
critics_score: 54
critics_reviews: 33
updated: "2026-09-29T04:14:54.515911+00:00"
region: "KR"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# “Wuthering Heights” (2026)

Directed by Emerald Fennell · 2h 16m · KMRB 15 · Romance, Drama, History

## Identity

“Wuthering Heights”

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights-2026
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** wuthering-heights-2026
- **IMDb ID:** tt32897959
- **TMDB ID:** 1316092
- **Wikidata ID:** Q130393881
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32897959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1316092, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130393881

> **Out now in South Korea, review to follow.** Released 11 February 2026. Our review follows once the critics have had their say, usually within two days of release. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

### Reviews we read (33)

- **Vulture**, Alison Willmore (80/100, inferred): Willmore calls Fennell’s adaptation her best film yet, praising its embrace of sensual, uncomplicated melodrama. She singles out Hong Chau’s wry Nelly as a welcome counterbalance to the lovers’ consuming passion. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/review-finally-a-smooth-brained-wuthering-heights.html)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, David Rooney (78/100, inferred): Rooney finds Fennell’s adaptation pulpy, provocative and highly entertaining, while noting that its approach may divide viewers attached to the novel. He praises the leads’ sizzling chemistry, especially Jacob Elordi’s portrayal of Heathcliff. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-1236500202/)
- **IndieWire**, Kate Erbland (B): Erbland finds the adaptation visually dazzling and often absurdly entertaining, but says its romance never becomes intense enough to make the film fully cohere. She especially praises its lavish, darkly comic production and costume design. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/wuthering-heights-review-emerald-fennell-1235177844/)
- **Radio Times**, Emma Simmonds (75/100, inferred): The review presents the adaptation as a lively, entertaining reinvention. It singles out its outrageous, often irresistible sense of fun. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/app/wuthering-heights-review-this-radical-revamp-from-emerald-fennell-will-almost-certainly-provoke-pearl-clutching/)
- **The Observer**, Wendy Ide (75/100, inferred): Ide enjoys Fennell’s provocative, highly unfaithful adaptation, despite finding its final act underpowered. She particularly praises the charged chemistry and sensual visual design, as well as Alison Oliver’s comic timing. [Read](https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/wuthering-heights-is-red-blooded-raunchy-and-entirely-unfaithful)
- **Total Film**, Molly Edwards (75/100, inferred): The critic finds Fennell’s adaptation works as a hazy, half-remembered dream, despite its departures from the novel. She praises its evocative dreamlike approach, while noting that it does not explore the novel’s themes deeply. [Read](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/drama-movies/ignore-its-disappointing-rotten-tomatoes-score-emerald-fennells-controversial-wuthering-heights-works-because-its-like-a-half-remembered-dream/)
- **The i Paper**, Francesca Steele (70/100, inferred): Steele finds the film a brash, funny spectacle that comes close to perfection but lacks depth. She praises the chemistry between Robbie and Elordi and Fennell’s striking visual style. [Read](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/wuthering-heights-bdsm-fuelled-delight-4201780)
- **Variety**, Peter Debruge (70/100, inferred): Debruge finds Fennell’s adaptation bold and engaging, though its eroticized consummation softens the lovers’ unrequited tension. He praises the operatic visual flourishes, especially Heathcliff’s striking departure against a crimson sky. [Read](https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/wuthering-heights-review-1236651546/)
- **Empire**, Beth Webb (60/100, inferred): The review finds the adaptation sumptuously crafted but says its erotic energy and emotional weight fade as style takes over. It praises the gothic atmosphere and young leads, especially Jacob Elordi’s powerful performance. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wuthering-heights/)
- **Little White Lies**, Hannah Strong (3/5): Strong finds Fennell’s adaptation visually striking but emotionally hollow, with little of the novel’s depth or heart. She praises the costumes and production design, but says they feel disconnected from the story. [Read](https://lwlies.com/reviews/wuthering-heights-2)
- **Screen Daily**, Tim Grierson (60/100, inferred): Grierson finds the adaptation flamboyant and entertaining, though overly melodramatic and somewhat shallow. He praises its Gothic visuals, atmospheric score and erotic scenes, while finding the central performances less than revelatory. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-and-jacob-elordi-sizzle-in-lavish-melodramatic-adaptation/5213378.article)
- **Time Out**, Leonie Cooper (3/5): The review presents the film as a glossy gothic romp but calls its romance unsexy. It singles out the film’s unruly take on Brontë as part of that glossy, provocative style. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/wuthering-heights-review-2026)
- **Sight and Sound** (55/100, inferred): The review finds the film’s first half charged and visually arresting, but says the second half falters into repetition. It especially praises the elaborate production design and striking sets. [Read](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/wuthering-heights-emerald-fennell-reimagines-brontes-classic-lurid-teenage-dream)
- **Slant Magazine**, Rocco T. Thompson (2/4): The review finds the film visually tantalizing but difficult to swallow, with its critique of wealth and patriarchy ultimately lacking depth. It singles out the tactile, eroticized imagery as a feast for the senses, while faulting the film for reducing Cathy’s decision to selfishness and vanity. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-emerald-fennell/)
- **The AV Club**, Natalia Keogan (C-): Keogan finds the adaptation dull and disappointing, saying it fails to deliver the transgressive edge audiences might expect. She singles out the inventive costumes and production design as a bright spot. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/wuthering-heights-review)
- **Los Angeles Times**, Amy Nicholson (35/100, inferred): Nicholson finds the adaptation more teasing than genuinely erotic, with weak chemistry and a miscast lead undermining its ambitions. She praises Alison Oliver’s uninhibited performance as Isabella, along with the film’s bold production design and unsettling music. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-02-11/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-hong-chau-emerald-fennell)
- **Evening Standard**, India Block (30/100, inferred): Block finds the adaptation entertaining but ultimately too tame and sentimental to deliver on its Gothic and kinky promise. She particularly criticizes its removal of the novel’s supernatural elements, which leaves the romance feeling less Gothic. [Read](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/wuthering-heights-emerald-fennell-bdsm-reviews-b1270249.html)
- **Film Comment**, Genevieve Yue (30/100, inferred): Yue’s standfirst dismisses this version of Wuthering Heights as limp. It singles out the film’s window dressing as a likely failing. [Read](https://www.filmcomment.com/withering-lows-wuthering-heights-review/)
- **The New Yorker**, Justin Chang (30/100, inferred): Chang finds the adaptation visually striking but emotionally superficial and tonally uncertain. He praises its inventive production design and costumes, while faulting the leads’ lack of onscreen connection and the film’s failure to convey the story’s tragic depth. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/emerald-fennells-wuthering-heights-never-plumbs-the-depths)
- **The Independent**, Clarisse Loughrey (1/5): Loughrey condemns the adaptation as hollow and astonishingly bad, arguing that it strips the novel of its emotional force. She singles out Charli xcx and Anthony Willis’s music as an exception, bringing dread missing elsewhere. [Read](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/wuthering-heights-movie-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-b2921002.html)
- **The Guardian**, Peter Bradshaw (15/100, inferred): Bradshaw finds the adaptation emotionally hollow and unserious, criticizing its treatment of the central romance. He singles out Martin Clunes as the film’s most effective performer. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/09/wuthering-heights-review-emerald-fennell-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi)
- **The Playlist**, Rodrigo Perez (B+): Perez gives the film a strongly positive review, praising its maximalist, sincere approach to obsession and desire. He singles out Margot Robbie’s performance and the anachronistic Charli XCX music, while noting some supporting characters feel underwritten or cartoonish. [Read](https://theplaylist.net/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-powers-emerald-fennells-maximal-barbed-wire-fever-dream-of-tormented-desire-20260209/)
- **Consequence**, Liz Shannon Miller (80/100, inferred): The critic finds Fennell’s adaptation a deliciously horny yet genuinely romantic take on the classic. Robbie and Elordi’s chemistry, along with the film’s vivid production design and music, earns particular praise. [Read](https://consequence.net/2026/02/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie/)
- **NME** (80/100, inferred): The critic finds Fennell’s adaptation a bold, invigorating reimagining, even if it is not definitive. They praise its maximalist style and the combustible performances of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. [Read](https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-3928497)
- **Den of Geek**, David Crow (4 out of 5): Crow finds the film a seductive, visually sumptuous melodrama despite its departures from Brontë and a conventional ending. He especially praises the lavish design and the charged chemistry between Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/wuthering-heights-review-bastardization-bronte/)
- **HeyUGuys** (75/100, inferred): The critic finds Fennell’s adaptation memorable and compelling despite its excesses and departures from the novel. They especially praise the volatile chemistry between Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. [Read](https://www.heyuguys.com/wuthering-heights-review-2/)
- **Digital Spy**, Gabriella Geisinger (65/100, inferred): Geisinger finds the adaptation captivating but flawed, with its romantic focus sometimes self-indulgent and its treatment of darker themes too watered down. She praises the evocative costumes and production design, especially their uncanny, emotionally charged imagery. [Read](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a70284509/wuthering-heights-review/)
- **/Film**, BJ Colangelo (5 out of 10): The critic finds the film a breathtaking but frustrating departure from the novel, with thematic shortcomings that undermine it as an adaptation. They praise its striking aesthetic and production design, especially the costumes, sets, cinematography, and lighting. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/2097045/wuthering-heights-2026-movie-review/)
- **Deadline**, Damon Wise (25/100, inferred): Wise finds Fennell’s adaptation lackluster, saying it lacks emotional force and runs out of ideas. He singles out Martin Clunes’s Mr. Earnshaw as the film’s only complex character. [Read](https://deadline.com/2026/02/wuthering-heights-review-emerald-fennell-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-1236715880/)
- **Film Stories**, Maria Lattila (25/100, inferred): Lattila finds the adaptation limp and disappointing, arguing that it fails to deliver the erotic boldness it promises. She praises the final scene’s visual beauty and emotion, but says it arrives too late to redeem the film. [Read](https://filmstories.co.uk/reviews/wuthering-heights-review-emerald-fennells-adaptation-is-limp-and-disappointing/)
- **The Wrap** (25/100, inferred): The critic finds the adaptation reductive and troubling, despite its sensual, flamboyant presentation. They praise the striking cinematography and production design, but say the film sacrifices the novel’s complexity. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/wuthering-heights-review-2026-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi/)
- **Collider**, Therese Lacson (2/10): The critic finds the adaptation shallow, disappointing, and unfaithful to the novel. She praises the vivid cinematography and sweeping score, while faulting the jarring design and characterization. [Read](https://collider.com/wuthering-heights-review-margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-emerald-fennell-emily-bronte/)
- **The Ringer**, Adam Nayman (20/100, inferred): Nayman finds the film a neutered, visually and dramatically unimaginative provocation that fails to get its hands dirty. He praises neither its adaptation nor its execution, and faults its self-conscious artificiality and lack of dramatic force. [Read](https://www.theringer.com/2026/02/17/movies/wuthering-heights-review-emerald-fennell-saltburn-promising-young-woman)

## Details

- **Director:** Emerald Fennell
- **Director:** Emerald Fennell
- **Screenplay:** Emerald Fennell
- **Novel:** Emily Brontë
- **Cinematography:** Linus Sandgren
- **Editor:** Victoria Boydell
- **Music:** Anthony Willis
- **Production design:** Suzie Davies
- **Costume design:** Jacqueline Durran
- **Producer:** Margot Robbie, Emerald Fennell, Tom Ackerley
- **Cast:** Margot Robbie as Cathy; Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff; Hong Chau as Nelly; Shazad Latif as Edgar; Alison Oliver as Isabella; Martin Clunes as Mr Earnshaw; Ewan Mitchell as Joseph; Amy Morgan as Zillah
- **Runtime:** 2h 16m
- **Certificate (KMRB):** 15
- **Release (South Korea):** 11 February 2026
- **Genres:** Romance, Drama, History
- **Budget:** $80 million
- **Box office:** $242 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFdeoeBNV0

## Where to watch in South Korea

Not streaming, renting or buying in South Korea at the last check.

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