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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015 · 122 min

A gentle, sunlit comedy-drama that ambles through tangled romances and generational clashes, leaving you amused and quietly moved.

Directed by
John Madden
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
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.

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Directed by
John Madden
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • love
  • family
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
122 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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