★★★★☆ In “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” director John Madden takes stars and turns them into idiosyncratic characters. With a cast of movie powerhouses like Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Richard ...

For British retirees in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," a cheap alternative to the poorhouse is northern India, where affordable rent and medical care beckon pensioners who remember the Raj.

The first “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” movie, based on Deborah Moggach’s 2004 novel about British pensioners who retire to a hotel in India, is a lovely, lively mess. Despite tone ...

Cineuropa - the best of european cinemaThe story of a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for ...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel features an entire generation of British acting superstars in Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Diana Hardcastle and ...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel's sequel will begin filming in January. Penelope Wilton - who played Jean in the hit 2011 film - revealed that Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith will all ...

In this sequel to 2011’s hit "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," Sonny (Dev Patel) and Muriel fly to the United States, hoping to get a major senior-living chain to go into business with them, so ...

After The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel proved to be the breakout hit of 2012 all over the world, the makers of the obligatory sequel have wisely elected not to mess about with their winning formula.

Or not. “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is an amusing adventure. It often stops short of depth of character in favor of an easy laugh, but it doesn’t shy away from a bit of heartbreak.

Blu-ray Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Published: Jul. 28, 2015, 1:00 p.m. Director John Madden ( Shakespeare in Love ) struck gold with the 2012 hit ...

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — the sequel to the surprise hit of 2011 — plays like many sequels. The characters are familiar to anyone who saw the original, the actors are warm and ...