Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Directed by Adrian Lyne
jealousy
based on novel or book
police
obsession
professor
blackmail
seduction
road trip
teacher
love
murder
older man younger woman relationship
lust
desire
illness
underage
voyeurism
flirtation
virginity
sex with a minor
Rank
#71 in 1997·#4899 overall
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Cast
Jeremy Irons
Humbert Humbert
Dominique Swain
Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Melanie Griffith
Charlotte Haze
Frank Langella
Clare Quilty
Suzanne Shepherd
Miss Pratt
Keith Reddin
Reverend Rigger
Erin J. Dean
Mona
Joan Glover
Miss LaBone
Angela Paton
Mrs. Holmes
Michael Goodwin
Mr. Beale
Ben Silverstone
Young Humbert Humbert
Emma Griffiths Malin
Annabel Lee
Crew
Adrian Lyne
Director
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
David Brenner
Editor
Mario Kassar
Producer
Joel B. Michaels
Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Jina Jay
Casting Associate
Jon Hutman
Production Design
Judianna Makovsky
Costume Design
Danny Aiello III
Stunt Coordinator
Carl Ciarfalio
Stunts
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Popular Reviews
2633 reviews
valeleu
7.0★ · 09/06/25
i liked that he died at the end
i liked that he died at the end
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Lilia
I can’t even rate this it just made me sad
I can’t even rate this it just made me sad
2
dede
2.0★ · 01/01/01
sono arrivata a 3/4 con fatica ma raga non riesco proprio a finirlo. mi viene da vomitare anche solo a pensarci
sono arrivata a 3/4 con fatica ma raga non riesco proprio a finirlo. mi viene da vomitare anche solo a pensarci
1
lea
1.0★ · 01/11/26
pour ma curiosité vis à vis des critiques j’ai regardé mais dégoûtant ptdddr j’ai même pas tenu 1h if i speak bref on sait très bien pourquoi ce film a été fait
pour ma curiosité vis à vis des critiques j’ai regardé mais dégoûtant ptdddr j’ai même pas tenu 1h if i speak bref on sait très bien pourquoi ce film a été fait
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Antonette Petalcorin
5.0★ · 11/18/25
Don’t get me wrong — I can watch it over and over again because of how beautifully it’s written. But I don’t romanticize the context at all. No, never. It’s disgusting.
Don’t get me wrong — I can watch it over and over again because of how beautifully it’s written. But I don’t romanticize the context at all. No, never. It’s disgusting.
