The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel May 2026

as Evelyn Greenslade: A recently widowed woman struggling with her husband's debts who finds a new career in India.

as Muriel Donnelly: A former housekeeper who travels to India for cheap hip surgery and eventually finds a new purpose. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama directed by John Madden and based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. The story follows a diverse group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to what they believe is a newly restored, luxury hotel in Jaipur, India. as Evelyn Greenslade: A recently widowed woman struggling