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Lolita (1997)

Directed by Adrian Lyne · 137 min · Drama, Romance

42.5 TOPICAL score · #2,480 of 6,776 films

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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.

Lolita (1997, directed by Adrian Lyne) has a TOPICAL score of 42.5 - ranked 2,480 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 46. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (2,061 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.

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Critics32
Audience69
Awards55
Historical impact60
Lasting engagement84
Cast52
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Jeremy Irons (actor #239), Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith (actor #792), Frank Langella (actor #936)

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