The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Synopsis: Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn, newly widowed, wants low-cost experience, Graham seeks a long-ago love, Douglas and Jean have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel needs cheap hip surgery, Madge seeks a rich husband, and Norman is chasing women. India affects each in different ways, enchanting Douglas and Evelyn while driving Jean deeper into bitterness. Their host, young Sonny, has dreams but little cash or skill; he also has a girlfriend whom his mother dismisses. Stories cross and discoveries await each one.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): John Madden
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
PG-13
Year:
2011
124 min
$46,377,022
Website
1,771 Views


Thank you for your patience.

Your call is important to us.

We will be with you shortly.

Thank you for your patience.

Your call is important to us.

We will be with you shortly.

Thank you for your patience.

Your call is important to us.

We will be with you shortly.

Thank you for your patience.

Your call is important to us.

We will be with you shortly.

Mrs.

Greenslade, thank you for waiting.

I've consulted with my manager-

Now if you'll just stay on the

phone for a moment and talk to me.

Just talk to me.

Of course.

I'm not even clear- I mean, I don't actually

understand what it is I'm trying to order.

Is wireless the same as Wi-Fi?

And what do either of them

have to do with broadband?

Mrs. Greenslade, since the

account is not in your name,

before we can make

any changes,

we need to verify details

with the account holder.

Can I please speak

to the account holder?

What?

I'm asking if I can talk

to the account holder.

Before we can make

any changes-

You can't talk to him, no.

He's dead.

He died of a heart attack.

There's only me.

Mrs. Greenslade, since the

account is not in your name-

Lord Justice Walton requests

the pleasure of our company.

- Had you forgotten?

- I hate retirement parties.

Crap cheese, crap wine.

Endless speeches.

Why do people do that?

Nobody- Nobody ever said about

a retirement party, you know,

Well, this is great.

I can't wait to have

one of my own.

it'll be yours one day.

One day very soon.

You've been saying that for years.

It was often said of Stancombe

that his bark was worse than his bite.

But as the recipient of both,

I can testify to the fact that

neither actually required surgery.

[All Chuckle 1

His relationship with

all his pupils...

was founded on respect.

We respected him, and he respected that.

Indeed, to this day,

I recall his response...

to the unwelcome news

that I would trans-

praecipitium a tergo lupi.

This is the day.

Graham?

This is the day.

And there's an unlimited range

of leisure opportunities...

just a stone's throw away.

So, as I say, what you're looking at

here is very competitively priced.

You won't see better

for your Grey Pound.

Another little feature-

not necessarily right now,

give it a few years-

rails on the wall

to help you get around.

And over here, a panic button.

In case of a sudden fall, brings

the warden running.

What if we fell

somewhere else?

Sorry?

It's just we might not manage

to plan our sudden fall...

in the exact corner where the button is.

Yeah, but-

And would it be possible to have the rail

going through the middle of the room-

Darling. to help us get

across, as well as around.

Um, c-c-could we have a moment, please?

Thank you. Yeah.

Thank you so much.

Darling-

Thirty years in the civil service,

and this is all we can afford.

W- W-Would it help

if I apologize again?

No.

But try it anyway.

Could Dr.

MacKenzie please make his way to Theater 7.

Dr. MacKenzie to Theater 7.

Young lady, I want a cup of tea.

And I want it now.

The trolley

will be along shortly.

How hard do you have to fall

to get proper attention?

I've been lying here for hours.

Not a single doctor

has come to see me.

Now that's not quite true,

is it, Mrs. Donnelly?

A doctor did try and examine

you, and you sent him away.

What, that one? He can wash all he likes.

That color's not coming out.

I want an English doctor.

Oh, an English doctor.

Why didn't you say so?

I'll get one right away.

Thank you.

Mrs. Donnelly,

this is Dr. Ghujarapartidar.

Notes, please.

JJ:

j Now here we go with the

flow of the girls you know j

J The ones seen in Argentina

and Mexico JJ

And after that, I worked as a

systems analyst for a few years,

but I just found it so dull.

What I really wanted was to do

something more creative that matched-

Um, I'm sorry.

Um, on the form, they asked

for our age bracket...

and the age

we wanted to meet.

And in both cases,

I ticked 25 to 39.

That's right. So did I.

Anyway, don't stop. Uh-

Something more creative.

How old are you?

Early 40s.

And, you know, my interests

are travel, theater-

Do you mean you were born

in the early '40s?

Judy, I know what you're asking.

lt'S Judith.

Judith. Trust me.

I've still got it.

Just can't ind anyone

that wants it.

Hi. I'm Norman.

This is crazy. You're crazy.

You can't just up and leave like this.

And yet, if you watch me, that's

exactly what you'll see happen.

What's going on?

Your mother's lost it.

- My mother never had it.

- You talk to her.

She doesn't listen to me.

Nobody listens to you.

I still don't understand

what's going on.

I just asked her to babysit,

and now she says she's leaving.

But you love babysitting.

I loved it last night.

We had pizza

and stayed up late.

- And the night before?

- We had Chinese and stayed up late.

If you don't go,

tonight we could do a curry.

It's tempting, darlings,

but you know I have to leave.

We know.

Being here is stopping her

finding a husband.

Another one?

Bye, Granny.

Bye, Granny.

Don't let the buggers

get you down.

How many husbands

have you had anyway?

- Including my own?

- Mother.

Mother.

Mother!

Thank you, yes.

Right. Name the place, darlin'.

Where you going?

I've absolutely no idea.

There's no other way.

There just isn't.

Harold told us this

three months ago.

And I'm afraid

matters have only got worse.

We can't wait any longer.

We need to put this flat on the market and

at least start paying off Dad's debts.

I've talked it through

with Polly and the boys.

Of course, we all agreed.

Ma will come and live with us.

I think that's best, Evelyn.

And it's what Hugh

would have wanted.

Good. Well, that's settled.

End of discussion.

Oh! That's just what your

father used to say- Ma.

When there'd never been

any discussion at all.

I want to look after

things for you.

What, like he did for 40 years?

Look how that turned out.

How on earth do we know

what Hugh would have wanted?

And would he have seen Ht

to tell us anyway?

Obviously,

the flat's got to be sold.

And you're very kind,

and dear Polly.

But I shan't be

coming to live with you.

You need a new hip,

Mrs. Donnelly.

It's not a difficult operation.

That's easy for you to say.

You're not having it.

Regardless.

You do need a new hip.

- I'm not gettin' it from you.

- Not me personally, no.

- No, none of your lot.

- I see.

When do I have the operation?

I'm afraid you'll be on the waiting

list for at least six months.

At my age,

I can't plan that far ahead.

I don't even buy green bananas.

There is another way.

Our hospital trust is funding

a pilot scheme...

that will enable us to outsource

you to another hospital...

where they can perform the

procedure almost immediately...

and at a fraction of the cost.

Is it local?

They cover the

cost of the flight out apparently.

When did you get a computer?

How far along

is the progress bar?

That thing at the top.

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Ol Parker

Oliver "Ol" Parker is an English film writer and director. He is mostly known for writing and directing the 2018 musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. more…

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