Lolita rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.8/10· 72K votes
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic46%
TMDb7.109/10· 2K votesWith 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Lolita
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.
Cast of Lolita
Jeremy Irons
as Humbert Humbert
Dominique Swain
as Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Melanie Griffith
as Charlotte Haze
Frank Langella
as Clare Quilty
Suzanne Shepherd
as Miss Pratt
Keith Reddin
as Reverend Rigger
Erin J. Dean
as Mona
Joan Glover
as Miss LaBone
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Pat Perkins
as Louise
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Ed Grady
as Dr. Melinik
Angela Paton
as Mrs. Holmes
Michael Goodwin
as Mr. Beale
Lolita facts
- Budget
- $62M
- Box office
- $1.1M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Desire theme explored with psychological complexity transcending surface narrative
- •Adrian Lyne direction brings atmospheric cinematography to adapted drama
- •Jealousy dynamics create compelling interpersonal conflict throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Flirtation elements feel uncomfortably problematic despite artistic intentions
- •Illness subplot underdevelops creating narrative incompleteness in characterization
Trailer
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