“Emerald Fennell’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic, and very hot, novel Wuthering Heights had its first few screenings for press on Tuesday, and the early reaction suggests the film starring the objectively hot Aussie pair of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is, well, hot. While official, full, critics reviews for Wuthering Heights are embargoed”, — write: www.hollywoodreporter.com
While official, full, critics reviews for Wuthering Heights are embargoed until closer to the film’s Feb. 13 release date, Warner Bros. Pictures allowed press to release social media reaction to screenings this week.
The film, based on Brontë’s 1847 book, is set on the windswept moors of West Yorkshire and tells the story of Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie) and her turbulent relationship with the dashing Heathcliff (Elordi). Written for the screen and directed by Fennell, the cast includes Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell.
Wuthering Heights has been adapted for the screen dozens of times over the last century. The most notable feature adaptations include William Wyler’s 1939 film (starring Merle Oberon as Catherine and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff); Robert Fuest’s 1970 take (starring Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff and Anna Calder-Marshall as Catherine); Peter Kosminsky’s 1992 adaptation (starring Juliette Binoche as both Catherine and her daughter, and Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff); and Andrea Arnold’s 2011 film (starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff).
Wuthering Heights is Fennell’s third film as director, following the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman (2020) and the pop culture phenomenon and BAFTA nominated Saltburn (2023).
See a selection of social media reactions to Wuthering Heights.
Wuthering Heights will open well and soar at the box office. It’s a rip-roaring, bodice-ripping crowd-pleaser. Both Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie will come out ahead. Audiences will fall for Emerald Fennell’s garish visuals and unrestrained direction. Everything is BIG.
— Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) February 4, 2026
I won’t speak on source fidelity. But as a film, #WutheringHeights rocks. A large-scale retelling of a small(er)-scale melodrama, with all the big-budget production value and cinematic style value we once took for granted, it works on its own terms as a nuanced romantic tragedy. pic.twitter.com/Mu2BxboT3w
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) January 29, 2026
Emerald Fennell’s #WutheringHeightsMovie is a god-tier new classic. Intoxicating, transcendent, tantalizing, bewitching, lust worthy, hypnotic. Expertly captures the breathtaking ache & essence of desire. Sandgren’s cinematography, spellbinding. Davies’ production design, sublime pic.twitter.com/LKkq6eRjNJ
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) February 3, 2026
#WutheringHeightsMovie is a sumptuous feast for the romantic in us all. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s chemistry is divine. It’s a little long and patchy, but it’s easy to get caught in its web. Anthony Willis’s score & Charli XCX’s songs are major. Stunning cinematography. pic.twitter.com/DZR4dHjl60
— Jeff Nelson (@SirJeffNelson) February 3, 2026
Emerald Fennell graduating from the Baz Luhrmann school of literary adaptations with #WutheringHeightsMovie! A seductive, grand scale, sweeping romance channeling the raw emotion of the text to create a full on sensory experience. Fennell’s adaptation exists deeply in the feels,… pic.twitter.com/Qq0dFFKipZ
— Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller) February 4, 2026
#WutheringHeights is an epic, yearning romance with a beautiful vision from Emerald Fennell.Breathtaking cinematography, production design, and score, with two incredible performances from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Steamy, emotional, and captivating. pic.twitter.com/u22RfqnLix
— Jonathan Sim (@TheJonathanSim) February 3, 2026
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns. Oh Emerald, never change. beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns. Alison Oliver MVP. beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns. would’ve ripped in 2011 right by BEASTLY and RED RIDING HOOD. beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns. pic.twitter.com/xFGCXEBOYE
— Rendy Jones (@rendy_jones) February 4, 2026
Wuthering Heights is destined to be a massive hit for Warner Bros. and will firmly establish Emerald Fennell as one of the most in-demand filmmakers working today. A breathtaking visual work of art, the film feels like it will be a major awards contender, particularly in… pic.twitter.com/myp520r2yL
— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) February 3, 2026
Sooooo the Emily Bronte girlies like me are gonna eat up #WutheringHeightsMovie with a spoon. The changes Fennell makes to the text make sense. The mess. is. there. Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie make the characters their own. The English major in me is so proud. pic.twitter.com/jfKd3iSDtH
— Kristen Lopez (@kristenklopez) February 3, 2026
#WutheringHeightsMovie isn’t just a romance; it’s a rigorously constructed cautionary tale. Margo Robbie & Jacob Elordi’s chemistry destabilizes. Every scene is an exquisite painting & Charli XCX’s synthetic-orchestral score makes beauty feel punishing and severe. pic.twitter.com/koj1CGeTdw
— That Hashtag Show (Official) (@ThatHashtagShow) February 4, 2026
To be clear, I have no real attachment to the source material beyond what I’ve seen in other adaptations, so Emerald Fennell’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS feels entirely singular and you’ll either love her bold, colorful approach or not. The passion, desire, and heartbreak are as vivid and… pic.twitter.com/Gw6cSakboK
— Matt Neglia @Sundance (@NextBestPicture) February 3, 2026
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