Wuthering Heights: Book vs. Movie
Emerald Fennell's 2026 film Wuthering Heights reimagines Emily Brontë's book, with Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff. Their attachment is tested by class, marriage and the desire to possess what they cannot keep.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Emily Brontë
- Year
- 1847
- Pages
- 400Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 11 hr 15 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Flo Gibson
A visitor to the Yorkshire moors hears the history of Heathcliff, an orphan brought into the Earnshaw household, and his intense attachment to Catherine Earnshaw. Humiliation, jealousy and Catherine's attraction to a wealthier life turn that bond into a source of lasting conflict. The story follows the damage across two households and into a younger generation caught in their elders' grievances.
- Director
- Emerald Fennell
- Writer
- Emerald Fennell
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 2 hr 16 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif
- Genre
- drama, Gothic, psychological drama, romantic drama
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Cathy wants to escape the decline of Wuthering Heights, where her father's drinking and gambling have left the household in disrepair. Wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton offers a different life, but her attachment to Heathcliff makes that prospect far from simple. Her hopes of securing comfort without losing him collide with his jealousy and her own reluctance to admit what she feels.
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