Lolita

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Lolita

R

1997

2h 17m

Drama

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A man marries his landlady so that he can take advantage of her daughter.

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Critics Consensus

If it can't quite live up to Nabokov's words, Adrian Lyne's Lolita manages to find new emotional notes in this complicated story, thanks in large part to its solid performances.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Feb 1, 2018

How does Lyne's Lolita compare with Stanley Kubrick's, back in 1962? It's superior in balance.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Jan 1, 2000

Shorn of Nabokov's language, as it must be, any film of Lolita, even one as adequately made as Lyne's, must seem somewhat gaunt.

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Mike Davies

Birmingham Post

Feb 2, 2023

This is an intelligent, faithful reading, suffused with a heady sense of atmosphere of a post war America that's also losing its innocence. Disturbing certainly, but the worst thing you can say is that it's a bit dramatically dull.

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Michael Wood

The New York Review of Books

Aug 17, 2018

Dominique Swain as Lolita is appropriately sulky and gawky, and she has a sudden, delayed smile which lights up the whole film whenever it appears.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Jul 5, 2015

A+

[VIDEO ESSAY] Although it is considered sacrilege in some circles to say it, Adrian Lyne's 1997 film version of Vladimir Nabokov's often banned 1954 novel is a vast improvement over Stanley Kubrick's beloved 1962 version.

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Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

May 20, 2003

2/4

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Sydney K

@s1d23yy 5 days ago

uncomfortable watch but oh my lord i love it and its what got me into the philosophical nature versus nurture

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SIMAS C

@simas_eros 6 days ago

A more sober, serene, and aesthetically appealing version than Kubrick’s, in which Jeremy Irons carries the full emotional and moral weight of the protagonist in a sublime manner.

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Harper D

@RT94655283 Sep 14, 2026

so heartbreaking, it is very good for a more traumatic book. took a star off because i think it wouldve been better in Delores’ perspective!

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ashley R

@oasheyy Sep 2, 2026

Such a weird movie; however, the acting was amazing

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username T

@RT00794999 Aug 13, 2026

I absolutely hate the idea that the film director distorted the novel's story for the movie and made their relationship seem like forbidden love, but it was actually rape + Lolita isn't supposed to be so seductive! And Herbert isn't supposed to look pitiful because he's literally a rapist monster, and the film is from his perspective!

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Nano N

@Nanonevol Aug 28, 2025

Fine performances. "Hopelessly poignant" Very uncomfortable to watch. The child is such a sadistic vixen that my allegiance ping ponged between the two leads. And she gets off scott free!

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Synopsis

A man marries his landlady so that he can take advantage of her daughter.

Director: Adrian Lyne
Producer: Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels
Screenwriter: Stephen Schiff
Production Co: Guild, Pathe UK, Lolita Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Surround

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