The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 124 min · ★ 7.0 · 70% critics
British retirees head to India to live at a hotel they hoped would be newly restored, only to find it less glamorous than promised. Still, as the residents adjust, the place gradually wins them over and gives them unexpected ways to move forward in later life.
Based on These Foolish Things
Also known as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly & Beautiful
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-02-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,462 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy feel-good ensemble stories like those in Quartet or Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, with culture-shock comedy and heart; Not for you if you want unpredictable plot or heavier laughs throughout.
Pros: charming ensemble; warm humor; uplifting themes | Cons: stereotypes may annoy; some predictability; uneven comedy
Themes
- hotel
- operation
- based on novel or book
- holiday
- married couple
- asia
- affectation
- melancholy
- racist
- india
- elderly
- jaipur, india
- +21 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Bill Nighy
as Douglas Ainslie
Maggie Smith
as Muriel Donnelly
Tom Wilkinson
as Graham Dashwood
Judi Dench
as Evelyn Greenslade
Dev Patel
as Sonny Kapoor
Penelope Wilton
as Jean Ainslie
Celia Imrie
as Madge Hardcastle
Ronald Pickup
as Norman Cousins
Tina Desai
as Sunaina
Lillete Dubey
as Mrs. Kapoor
Directed by John Madden