Movie

Lolita

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

★ 7.1(1,991)19972h 17m

Lolita is available to rent or buy on Sky Store and Amazon Video in Ireland. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 21 July 2026.

Where to watch Lolita

🇮🇪 Ireland

Good to know

Director: Adrian Lyne
Release date: 1997-09-27
Runtime: 2h 17m
Language: English
Box office: $1,100,000
Budget: $62,000,000
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: Pathé

Lolita — trailer

About Lolita

Lolita is a 1997 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain and Melanie Griffith. It has a runtime of 2 hours 17 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.1/10 from 1,991 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Lolita in Ireland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

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

Pat Perkins

Louise

Ed Grady

Dr. Melinik

Angela Paton

Mrs. Holmes

Michael Goodwin

Mr. Beale

Themes & keywords

jealousybased on novel or bookpoliceobsessionprofessorblackmailseductionroad tripteacherlovemurderolder man younger woman relationshiplustdesireillness