Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
TITLE DETAILS

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012-02-23 · 124 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Comedy

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.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
John Madden
Production companies
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Participant, Image Nation Studios, Blueprint Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Big Screen Productions, Ingenious Film Partners
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America, United Arab Emirates
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000,000
Revenue
USD 150,501,815

Top Cast

Bill NighyBill NighyDouglas Ainslie
Maggie SmithMaggie SmithMuriel Donnelly
Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonGraham Dashwood
Judi DenchJudi DenchEvelyn Greenslade
Dev PatelDev PatelSonny Kapoor
Penelope WiltonPenelope WiltonJean Ainslie
Celia ImrieCelia ImrieMadge Hardcastle
Ronald PickupRonald PickupNorman Cousins
Tina DesaiTina DesaiSunaina
Lillete DubeyLillete DubeyMrs. Kapoor
Diana HardcastleDiana HardcastleCarol Parr
Ramona MarquezRamona MarquezMadge's Grandchild
Sara StewartSara StewartMadge's Daughter
Hugh DicksonJudge
Patrick PearsonGraham's Colleague
Liza TarbuckLiza TarbuckNurse
Lucy RobinsonLucy RobinsonJudith
Louise BrealeyLouise BrealeyHairdresser
Richard CubisonRichard CubisonDouglas' Golf Partner
Paul BhattacharjeeDr Ghujarapartinder

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel

Rental

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Purchase

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
★ 6.4
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2015Drama · Comedy

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

The Man Who Invented Christmas
★ 6.9
The Man Who Invented Christmas2017Drama · Comedy

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

King of the Hill
★ 6.8
King of the Hill1993Drama

Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.

The Jungle Book
★ 6.0
The Jungle Book1994Drama

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

Scrooge
★ 7.4
Scrooge1951Drama

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

Christmas with the Kranks
★ 6.2
Christmas with the Kranks2004Comedy

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

Three Wise Men and a Baby
★ 7.5
Three Wise Men and a Baby2022Drama · Comedy

Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of self-discovery and begin to rebuild their relationships as brothers, as well as the damaged romantic and professional relationships in their respective lives…all while rediscovering their love of Christmas.

The Namesake
★ 6.8
The Namesake2007Drama

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
★ 6.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday2016Comedy

A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.

Eloise at Christmastime
★ 6.3
Eloise at Christmastime2003Drama · Comedy

Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner's daughter is getting married, but Eloise discovers that the fiance has devious plans to defraud kind Rachel! When her true love is revealed to be none other than Eloise's best friend Bill who works in the kitchen, Eloise goes on a mission to bring about a Christmas miracle and get the starcrossed lovers back together.. will things work out in time for a happy holiday ending?

A Christmas Story Christmas
★ 6.3
A Christmas Story Christmas2022Comedy

Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
★ 7.3
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds1972Drama

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Family Switch
★ 6.4
Family Switch2023Comedy

When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever thought possible.

Same Kind of Different as Me
★ 6.8
Same Kind of Different as Me2017Drama

International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

The Bridge
★ 6.3
The Bridge2015Drama

The sweeping tale of Molly Callens and Ryan Kelly, two young students who share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that becomes the defining moment of their lives.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
★ 6.8
How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000Comedy

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
★ 7.2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013Drama · Comedy

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

A Passage to India
★ 6.8
A Passage to India1984Drama

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Here
★ 6.5
Here2024Drama

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

Columbus
★ 7.1
Columbus2017Drama

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.

Similar titles

Summer Storm
★ 6.8
Summer Storm2004Drama · Comedy

Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorological.

Eyes Wide Shut
★ 7.5
Eyes Wide Shut1999Drama

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

Brute
★ 5.7
Brute1997Drama

Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.

Drugstore Cowboy
★ 7.1
Drugstore Cowboy1989Drama

Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.

Monsoon Wedding
★ 6.8
Monsoon Wedding2001Drama · Comedy

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Good Will Hunting
★ 8.2
Good Will Hunting1997Drama

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

The Green Mile
★ 8.5
The Green Mile1999Drama

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Mary Poppins
★ 7.5
Mary Poppins1964Comedy

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

A Beautiful Mind
★ 7.9
A Beautiful Mind2001Drama

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.

Johnny Handsome
★ 6.4
Johnny Handsome1989Drama

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

Casino
★ 8.0
Casino1995Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

The Wrong Trousers
★ 7.8
The Wrong Trousers1993Comedy

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
★ 7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005Comedy

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

The Wave
★ 5.2
The Wave2025Drama

A music student’s testimony ignites a feminist uprising on her campus, where protest becomes performance and collective voice becomes an act of resistance.

VeggieTales: An Easter Carol
★ 5.3
VeggieTales: An Easter Carol2004Comedy

Ebenezer Nezzer is out of control! He's trying to make Easter bigger than ever by filling London with plastic eggs! But just how hard can his mechanical chickens work before they're… well, fried? In just one unforgettable day and night, Cavis and Millward (Bob and Larry) and a music box angel named Hope must convince Nezzer that Easter is about more than candy and eggs. Inspired by Dickens' Christmas classic, this very special VeggieTales film explains why millions of Christians around the world celebrate Easter past, present and future.

Poster unavailable
★ 8.0
Life and Death in Flanders1963Drama

A drama consisting of two parts: In 't Water and De Boer Die Sterft. The first part tells the story of Jan Boele, who is forced to marry Tale Siepers, a girl who is pregnant with his child. However, Jan is in love with Poezeke, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and dreads his marriage. On their wedding day, he refuses to get up when the bride arrives, leading to a tragic ending. The second part follows Nand, a Flemish farmer who, on his deathbed, looks back on his life, which consisted mainly of working and eating according to the rhythm of the seasons. He remembers his childhood, his wife Wanne, and his mother, and realizes that his life was not as empty as he thought.

The Beach
★ 6.5
The Beach2000Drama

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

Away from Her
★ 7.1
Away from Her2007Drama

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

Birds Without Names
★ 6.2
Birds Without Names2017Drama

An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.

Rosa's Dilemma
Not rated
Rosa's Dilemma2025Drama · Comedy

Rosa finds herself in a whirlwind of emotions as she navigates an unexpected love triangle between her two coworkers at a fast food joint.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.