The most anticipated new film of February is probably Wuthering Heights, Esmeralda Fennellit is already a divisive adaptation of Emily BrontëThe classic novel from 1847.
starring Margot Robbie as Catherine “Cathy” Earnshaw and Jacob Lord like Heathcliff, the movie is generating tons of buzz and is expected to break records at the box office when it releases on February 13.
If you can’t wait that long to see Cathy pine for brooding Heathcliffe, well, you don’t have to, you can watch Wuthering Heights right now
No, not the 2026 version, but earlier film versions of the classic love story that were made over the past 50 years.
Pluto TV just added four Wuthering Heights adaptations to stream right now, and the best part is that you don’t have to pay a penny to watch them.
If you’re in the mood for a classic, PBS Masterpiece Theatre-Style production, 1970 Wuthering Heights it’s for you Starring the future James Bond Timothy Dalton like Heathcliff and Anna Calder-Marshall as Cathy, this version was a minor hit in 1970, but received mixed reviews.
Margot Robbie will come to the defense of her Wuthering Heights co-star Jacob Elordi amid criticism surrounding his casting. “I saw him play Heathcliff. And he’s Heathcliff,” Robbie, 35, shared in an interview with British Vogue published Thursday, Dec. 4. “I would say, wait. Trust me, you’ll be happy.” The 2026 interpretation of Wuthering Heights, (…)
Like the famous 1939 adaptation, this version omits parts of the novel to focus on Cathy and Heathcliff’s romance. The highlight of the film is Dalton, who makes a swoon-worthy Heathcliff.
The most starry version of Wuthering Heights before Robbie and Elordi appeared, this version features the future Oscar winner Juliette Binoche like Cathy and Voldemort himself, Ralph Fienneslike Heathcliff. This was Fiennes’ film debut; just a year later, he would star Schindler’s list and gets his first Oscar nomination.
This adaptation is probably the most faithful of all, as it features Cathy and Heathcliff’s children, who are prominent characters in the second half of the book. Dark and romantic, this is my favorite iteration Wuthering Heights and a must-see if you want a tragic romance set in the bleak English countryside.
One of the more obscure versions of the classic tale is this ITV made-for-TV adaptation, which is fairly faithful to the source material. Scottish stage actor Robert Cavanagh is solid, if unconvincing, like Heathcliff, whereas Doctor Who‘s Sarah Smart she is a good Cathy. This is a mostly by-the-numbers adaptation that isn’t too radical with its changes, but it’s also pretty wooden and without any real passion.
Instead, in 2011 Wuthering Heights is as radical as possible. Told from the point of view of Heathcliff, Headmaster Andrea ArnoldThe daring performance of a black actor, James Howson, as Heathcliff, who is described as a “dark-skinned gypsy” in the book, and The Maze Runner’s Kaya Scodelario like cathy
Jacob Elordi knew Wuthering Heights would cause a backlash among fans, and according to the actor, that’s a good thing. “I think what (director Emerald Fennell) has done is really perfect and super beautiful,” Elordi, 28, shared in a Tuesday, Sept. 30, interview with WSJ. magazine “It’s electric. And it’s also like nails (…)
Arnold plays fast and loose with the material, so Brontë die-hards will probably wince at his changes, but this version is perhaps the most realistic and cinematic of all Wuthering Heights adaptations The film has two Mumford & Sons songs and superb images of the Yorkshire countryside ambiguity from the Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robbie Ryan. You should check it out if you want a literary adaptation that isn’t stuffy and feels like it really happened.