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.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 22 nominations total
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- TriviaTom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) is married to Diana Hardcastle (Carol, woman at the bar Norman hits on) in real life.
- GoofsAt about minute 14:20 an airplane is shown landing in India which is supposed to be the group coming from England. The aircraft is a Boeing 737 NG which cannot reach due to the range.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: The Best Exotic of Marigold Hotel (2012)
- SoundtracksStrangers in the Night
Written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
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Very pleasant throughout, but as good as what you'd expect from such a cast
Marigold Hotel was overall a very pleasant film with a distinct feel-good factor - helped by the vibrancy of the Indian setting. Judi Dench is excellent as always, and Bill Nighy really captures the child within for this film. In fact, all of the cast were superb, although Dev Patel suffered from a little overacting! The plot is more like a moral, and explores a 'young at heart' theme throughout. I think the vision of the film is somewhat confused at times. It seems to shift from a full-on comedy to a film about ageism, and it doesn't flow as well as one would hope. Also, Maggie Smith's character (although superbly played) is a slightly far fetched transformation, so I would have liked to see more focus on her throughout the film. Overall though, a nice, entertaining piece of work. Perhaps not as good as you would expect from such a star-studded cast, but nevertheless, very entertaining!
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- Mar 7, 2012
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- 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 companies
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Box office
- 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
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By what name was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) officially released in India in Hindi?
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