The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel poster

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel( 2012)

TV-MADramaComedy
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bill Nighy

      Douglas Ainslie

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      Maggie Smith

      Muriel Donnelly

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      Tom Wilkinson

      Graham Dashwood

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      Judi Dench

      Evelyn Greenslade

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      Dev Patel

      Sonny Kapoor

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      Penelope Wilton

      Jean Ainslie

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      Celia Imrie

      Madge Hardcastle

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      Ronald Pickup

      Norman Cousins

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      Tina Desai

      Sunaina

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      Lillete Dubey

      Mrs. Kapoor

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      Diana Hardcastle

      Carol

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      Ramona Marquez

      Madge's Grandchild

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      Sara Stewart

      Madge's Daughter

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      Hugh Dickson

      Judge

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      Patrick Pearson

      Graham's Colleague

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      Liza Tarbuck

      Nurse

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      Lucy Robinson

      Judith

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      Louise Brealey

      Hairdresser

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      Richard Cubison

      Douglas' Golf Partner

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      Paul Bhattacharjee

      Dr Ghujarapartinder

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      Siddharth Makkar

      Jay

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      Seema Azmi

      Anokhi

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      Honey Chhaya

      Young Wasim

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      Nina Kulkarni

      Guarika

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      Jay Villiers

      Evelyn's Son

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      Paul Bentall

      Evelyn's Lawyer

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      Glen Davies

      Taxi Driver

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      Rajendra Gupta

      Manoj

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      Catherine Terris

      Graham's C;leaner

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      Vishnu Sharma

      Mr Maruthi

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      Simon Wilson

      Madge's Son-in-Law

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      James Rawlings

      Estate Agent

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    A review by tmdb87069603

    8.5
    Written by tmdb87069603 on Tue Jun 05 2012
    This is an excellent movie with a great cast. Before seeing the movie I saw one review categorizing it as having Benny Hill style comedy. I did _NOT_ see that at all in this movie. In fact, one criticism that I have is that I'd liked to have seen a little more comedy. One of the characters is truly over the top, but not slapstick. But regardless this movie flows elegantly start to finish without being overly saccharine or morbid or falling back on what you might expect for comedy involving the elderly. This film won't move you like Slumdog Millionaire but it is a quality film in its own righ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    136800000.00

    Keywords

    • hotel
    • operation
    • based on novel or book
    • holiday
    • married couple
    • asia
    • racist
    • india
    • elderly
    • jaipur, india
    • personal growth
    • outsourcing
    • celebratory
    • comforting