"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		5.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie Review

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

Reviewed by Randy Miller III May 1, 2026

Emily Brontë's only novel, Wuthering Heights, has been adapted dozens of times for film and television, but it's very important to note that this recent iteration by Emerald Fennell -- shrewdly stylized with quotation marks to separate it more fully from the book -- goes far out of its way to be different. The award-winning director, who previously helmed Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, has clearly not aimed for a xeroxed page-to-screen adaptation here, choosing instead a flexible take on the material that "felt closest to the feelings she had when first reading the novel when she was 14 years old." Cosmopolitan is hardly a bastion of journalistic integrity, but the differences between book and film were enough for them to compile a 13-point list detailing the major ones. (Vanity Fair only found seven.)

For a fuller synopsis and appreciation of "Wuthering Heights", please read my recent review of the 4K UHD edition. Warner Bros.' Blu-ray, only available separately and seen here in these direct-from-disc screenshots, likewise offers proportionately very good support from an A/V perspective; its identical bonus features are all interesting and help to provide additional context that might actually make you appreciate this divisive film a bit more.

"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

As usual, please see my recent 4K review for notes about the film's cinematography and visual design which, in this case, play a crucial role in its overall impact. Needless to say, the film-shot "Wuthering Heights" is a feast for the eyes, but this native 4K production still looks mighty good on Warner Bros.' proportionately rock-solid 1080p/SDR transfer. Obviously it's not going to have the same depth, color precision, textures, or shadow details as the UHD, and its fine film grain can be rendered a little patchy in darker moments. But I say all this in a (perhaps unfair) direct comparison to the visually superior format, as within format expectations what's here fares extremely well for a downscaled 136-minute 1.85:1 film that shares 50GB with a Dolby Atmos track and a few bonus features in HD. It'll hold up fine on a small to mid-sized display, of course, but this is one clear case where the UHD is inarguably a clear winner.

"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

My thoughts on the Dolby Atmos mix can be found in my 4K review, as both discs feature identical audio.

Optional subtitles, including English (SDH), are included during the film and three featurettes below. A Descriptive Audio track is also on board, which I have not listened to but is probably pretty hilarious in spots.

"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This one-disc release ships in a keepcase with stark poster-themed cover artwork and no slipcover; the bonus features appear thin on paper but are highlighted by a very good director's commentary; they're likewise detailed in my 4K UHD review but have been listed below for your convenience.

• Audio Commentary - With screenwriter/director Emerald Fennell.

• Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

• Threads of Desire (6:51)
• The Legacy of Love and Madness (5:32)
• Building a Fever Dream (12:09)

"Wuthering Heights" Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Countless adaptations of Emily Brontë's only novel Wuthering Heights (which she wrote under the male pseudonym "Ellis Bell") have been made, so I think it's great that Emerald Fennell's new adaptation takes the story in a different direction. Some will obviously object, but I found this to be a visually ambitious and interesting take on the material that Brontë herself might have appreciated. Warner Bros. offers the film as separate 4K and Blu-ray releases, and both do their jobs with proportionately great A/V merits (the UHD obviously coming out ahead) and extras that, while small in number, are all interesting and add to the experience. Highly Recommended to the right crowd.