Films Like Wuthering Heights (2026): Gothic, Passion and Drama

A reserved, principled young woman with a hard childhood finds work as a governess and moves to Thornfield Manor. There she meets its owner, Mr. Rochester, and in time it grows into love.

Lonely orphan Pip helps a fugitive convict get free of his shackles. After that, a string of mysterious events lets the boy leave his humble past behind and begin a new life as a gentleman.

This historical drama follows court intrigue in England, where two servants of the ailing Queen Anne compete to become her chief favourite, seeking power, access to money, and influence over politics.

Badly wounded and looking for shelter, a soldier ends up at a secluded girls’ boarding school, where several women live and teach under the watch of a strict headmistress. His presence in this isolated world upsets the routine and sparks rivalry among the women.

The film follows Sook-hee, a small-time con artist hired by a swindler known as “Count” to become a handmaiden in a secluded mansion and help him charm a wealthy young woman, Hideko, who lives there under her uncle’s watchful control.

When Lola becomes the victim of an assault, her young, dreamy cousin Briony mistakenly claims it was Robbie—the housekeeper’s son, who is romantically involved with her sister. Her words set off a chain of events that changes the lives and relationships of several people.

Ada, a mute woman who enters an arranged marriage and travels to New Zealand for it, becomes caught in a tense struggle between her new manipulative husband and a stern frontier man to whom she feels a forbidden attraction.

Oliver, an odd and awkward Oxford student, befriends Felix, a wealthy aristocrat. Felix invites the orphaned Oliver to spend the summer with his family at their lavish estate, Saltburn.

Renowned fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock creates dresses and signature looks for film stars, the royal family, and wealthy clients. When a young woman named Alma enters his life and becomes his muse, everything begins to change.

The story of Georgiana, whose mother marries her off to the powerful Duke of Devonshire. A marriage and status that look like a fairy tale from the outside hide coldness, control, and the pressure to provide the duke with an heir.

England, 19th century. Young Katherine is married off by arrangement to a much older man. Later she meets a worker on her new husband’s estate, and a romance sparks between them.

A young woman falls for a wealthy widower, quickly marries him, and moves into his family estate. But once there, she notices everything still evokes his first wife—from the objects to the very atmosphere—as if someone can’t let her go.

Anna, the wife of an influential St. Petersburg official, meets the young officer Vronsky. A sudden passion flares between them, forcing her into a difficult choice between her family and a powerful attraction that’s hard to resist.

Young writer Edith falls for the mysterious aristocrat Thomas and moves into his family estate in England. There, she realizes the eerie house is hiding a family secret she will have to uncover.

Therese, a young woman working as a shop assistant, meets Carol, an elegant and wealthy woman. A mutual attraction quickly grows between them, reaching beyond ordinary friendship.