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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Why this pick
The warm, ensemble-driven predecessor shares the Indian setting, gently comic culture-clash moments, and affectionate focus on later-life reinvention and friendship.
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MOVIE2015 2h 2m GBR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Muriel Donnelly and Sonny Kapoor travel to San Diego, California to propose a plan to hotel magnate Ty Burley for buying and opening a second hotel in India as a companion to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. They are told that a company inspector will anonymously visit India to evaluate the project.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Judi Dench
Evelyn Greenslade
Bill Nighy
Douglas Ainslie
Penelope Wilton
Jean Ainslie
Maggie Smith
Muriel Donnelly
Dev Patel
Sonny Kapoor
Tina Desai
Sunaina
Richard Gere
Guy Chambers
Celia Imrie
Madge Hardcastle