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title: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Madden'
released: '2011-11-30'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1412386/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

2011 · 124 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 comedy drama film directed by John Madden and written by Ol Parker, based on the 2004 novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. With an ensemble cast of Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, and Penelope Wilton, it follows a group of British pensioners moving to a retirement hotel in India, run by the young and eager Sonny. The film was produced by Participant Media and Blueprint Pictures on a budget of $10 million.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Madden](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-madden-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Ol Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ol-parker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Graham Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-broadbent)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ben Davis and Camille Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-davis-and-camille-griffin)
- **Editor:** [Chris Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-gill)

## Cast

- [Tina Desai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-desai)
- [Louise Brealey](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-brealey)
- [Lillete Dubey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillete-dubey)
- [Denzil Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzil-smith)
- [Judi Dench](https://cinepixo.com/people/judi-dench)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith)
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson)
- [Dev Patel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dev-patel)
- [Sara Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-stewart)
- [Bill Nighy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nighy)
- [Celia Imrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/celia-imrie)
- [Penelope Wilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-wilton)
- [Ronald Pickup](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-pickup)

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