Why watch?

Margot Robbie as Cathy is a seething force of rage and desire who destroys everything in her path — honestly one of her best performances. Emerald Fennell strips the classic down to its darkest elements: obsession, cruelty, and passion that feels like an explosion in slow motion. Nothing here is conventionally romantic — it's brutal and unflinching about how people destroy themselves and each other out of spite and hunger.

Who is it for?

Best as an evening watch when you have time for something intense and dark — this isn't light background viewing. If you liked Stoker or recent adaptations of Great Expectations, this has that same vibe — dark love story tangled up with hate and revenge. There's violence and sexual content, so not for kids.

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"Wuthering Heights"

2026 · 2h 16min6.516
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Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.

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Emerald Fennell takes Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and strips it down to raw, obsessive desire — Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play Cathy and Heathcliff as two people who can't stay away from each other even though being together destroys them both. The film moves fast and hard, treating their relationship like a fever dream that poisons everyone around them. It's sweeping and brutal in a way that feels urgent and now, not like a stuffy period piece. If you responded to the possessive intensity of Saltburn or the emotional wreckage in Passing, this is your film.

Why watch?

Margot Robbie as Cathy is a seething force of rage and desire who destroys everything in her path — honestly one of her best performances. Emerald Fennell strips the classic down t…

Who is it for?

Best as an evening watch when you have time for something intense and dark — this isn't light background viewing. If you liked Stoker or recent adaptations of Great Expectations, t…

Similar titles

If you got drawn in by the push-pull between Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi—that feeling of being destined for each other but unable to make it work—check out Only Lovers Left Aliv…

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