Lolita

Lolita

A forbidden love. An unthinkable attraction. The ultimate price.

Directed by Adrian Lyne

Produced by Pathé, Lolita Productions

1997137 min7.1 / 10

A psychologically dense, morally corrosive portrait of obsession and predation told from the perspective of an unreliable, self-justifying narrator.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Lolita end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Lolita easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Lolita sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Lolita scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Lolita violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Lolita, and what each one shares →

Like Lolita

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lolita

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lolita, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lolita, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lolita, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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