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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
97K
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
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British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm i... Read allBritish retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

  • Director
    • John Madden
  • Writers
    • Ol Parker
    • Deborah Moggach
  • Stars
    • Judi Dench
    • Bill Nighy
    • Maggie Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    97K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Madden
    • Writers
      • Ol Parker
      • Deborah Moggach
    • Stars
      • Judi Dench
      • Bill Nighy
      • Maggie Smith
    • 317User reviews
    • 263Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 22 nominations total

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    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: It's Going To Be Extraordinary
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    Lillete Dubey in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Maggie Smith in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Diana Hardcastle, Celia Imrie, and Ronald Pickup in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Penelope Wilton in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Tom Wilkinson in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Judi Dench in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Judi Dench and Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Bill Nighy in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, and Penelope Wilton in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

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    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Evelyn Greenslade
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Douglas Ainslie
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Muriel Donnelly
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Graham Dashwood
    Patrick Pearson
    • Graham's Colleague
    Hugh Dickson
    Hugh Dickson
    • Judge
    James Rawlings
    James Rawlings
    • Estate Agent
    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • Jean Ainslie
    Liza Tarbuck
    Liza Tarbuck
    • Staff Nurse
    Paul Bhattacharjee
    Paul Bhattacharjee
    • Dr. Ghujarapartidar
    Lucy Robinson
    Lucy Robinson
    • Judith
    Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup
    • Norman Cousins
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Madge Hardcastle
    Simon Wilson
    Simon Wilson
    • Madge's Son-in-Law
    Sara Stewart
    Sara Stewart
    • Madge's Daughter
    Ramona Marquez
    Ramona Marquez
    • Madge's Grandchildren
    Raoul Marquez
    • Madge's Grandchildren
    Glen Davies
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    • Director
      • John Madden
    • Writers
      • Ol Parker
      • Deborah Moggach
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) is married to Diana Hardcastle (Carol, woman at the bar Norman hits on) in real life.
    • Goofs
      When they arrive at the airport all the members of the group already have a heavy sun tan, even though they have only just arrived in India and they did not have these tans when they were in England.
    • Quotes

      Sonny: Everything will be all right in the end... if it's not all right then it's not yet the end.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The Best Exotic of Marigold Hotel (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Strangers in the Night
      Written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder

    User reviews317

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Ignore the score and Title
    Fist of all, anyone who has given this film a score of one (and some have), obviously have no sense of humour. If they are in the UK then they probably watched the film at a free viewing like I did, as it hasn't been released yet, and they have no right to slag it off seeing at it cost them jack. Once it is released to paying customers, I can assure you that this score will go up considerably.

    The title can be a little off putting but anyone who has seen "Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe" will tell you that a daft title is not a precursor to a bad film. Far from it.

    I came out of the cinema exhausted. The range of emotions this movie drags out of you, and the speed it does it, is incredible and I have to thank the scriptwriters and director for that. It is a while since I saw a movie that made me laugh out loud so much and so frequently. Dev Patel's character is one of the most likable you will ever come across but then all the characters, bar one, have characteristics that just grow on you.

    It's a shame that Ronald Pickup and the beautiful Celia Imrie aren't shown on the poster as they are just as responsible for the enjoyment I got from this film as the other "more famous" members of the cast.

    This is a great film that will have you crying and laughing in equal measure but in the end will leave you with that really warm feeling inside that you get when you have just seen a classic.

    Do not be put off by the title and ignore the current score this film has until it starts to get up to at least an 8.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly & Beautiful
    • Filming locations
      • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India(Railway Station, The Airport and a lot of sightseeing places. The hotel was located in Jaipur as described in the movie.)
    • Production company
      • Blueprint Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,412,041
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $737,051
      • May 6, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $150,501,815
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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