7.3 Score

2012 • 2h 4min • PG-13 • Comedy, Drama

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

"Share the journey. Share the laughter."

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 as the residents find new purpose in their old age.

IMDb 7.2

RT 78%

MC 62

Director

John Madden

Writers

Ol Parker

Deborah Moggach

Composer

Thomas Newman

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Bill Nighy

Douglas Ainslie

Maggie Smith

Muriel Donnelly

Tom Wilkinson

Graham Dashwood

Judi Dench

Evelyn Greenslade

Dev Patel

Sonny Kapoor

Penelope Wilton

Jean Ainslie

Celia Imrie

Madge Hardcastle

Ronald Pickup

Norman Cousins

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Tom Wilkinson Graham Dashwood

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Penelope Wilton Jean Ainslie

Celia Imrie Madge Hardcastle

Ronald Pickup Norman Cousins

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