The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

Directed by John Madden · Drama, Comedy

Starring Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tina Desai, Lillete Dubey, Diana Hardcastle, Ramona Marquez, Sara Stewart, Hugh Dickson, Patrick Pearson, Liza Tarbuck, Lucy Robinson, Louise Brealey, Richard Cubison, Paul Bhattacharjee, Siddharth Makkar, Seema Azmi, Honey Chhaya, Nina Kulkarni, Jay Villiers, Paul Bentall, Glen Davies, Rajendra Gupta, Catherine Terris, Vishnu Sharma, Simon Wilson, James Rawlings

IHBM7 IMDb7.2 RT77% MC62 Trakt74% TMDb7.0Good

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.

My review · Reviewed 08/23/2025

The main reason to watch this film is to see six Hollywood legends interact on screen together. While the film itself leaves something to be desired (the dialog given to the Indian actors was at times atrocious), these actors elevate the source material to be more than it probably deserves. What is left is an enjoyable and at times heartwarming couple of hours, and most days that is enough.