Emily

Emily is a drama centred on Emily Brontë, imagined here as a rebellious young woman growing up in a Yorkshire parsonage with her sisters Charlotte and Anne and her brother Branwell, whom she adores. She writes stories with her siblings and resists the expectations placed on her, including the push to earn a living as a governess. When a curate, William Weightman, arrives at the household, Emily falls into a forbidden attachment that shapes her emotionally. The film follows the relationships and inner life that lead her to write the novel Wuthering Heights.

Frances O'Connor wrote and directed the film, making her feature debut as a director. Emma Mackey plays Emily, with Fionn Whitehead as Branwell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Weightman, Alexandra Dowling as Charlotte, Gemma Jones as Aunt Branwell and Adrian Dunbar as Patrick Brontë. The production was a British and Australian co-production, released in October 2022 and running 130 minutes.

On IMDb the film holds 6.8/10 from around 10,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.9/10 from 264 votes. A critics' rating of 7.4/10 from 134 reviews places it above both audience scores. Its worldwide box office of about 2 million dollars is modest for a period drama, suggesting a limited theatrical footprint rather than a broad commercial success.