The invention belongs to the technical field of film preparation and separation and purification, and discloses a vermiculite-based ion screening film and a preparation method thereof. The preparationmethod comprises the following steps: 1, mixing expanded vermiculite and a saturated NaCl solution, heating at high temperature, performing suction filtration and washed, and preparing powder A; 2, mixing the powder A with a LiCl solution, heating at high temperature, and performing suction filtration and washing to obtain powder B; 3, mixing the powder B with deionized water, stirring and stripping to obtain a turbid liquid C; 4, carrying out low-speed centrifugation on the turbid liquid C, and then carrying out gradient centrifugation so as to prepare nanosheet dispersion liquid under different rotating speed ranges; and 5, stacking the nanosheet dispersion liquid on the surface of a porous substrate, and drying to obtain the vermiculite-based ion screening film. The film has quicker and more efficient selective screening capability on monovalent/multivalent metal ions; the method is simple, low in cost, free of acid and alkali, wide in applicability and suitable for industrial production.