The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.2

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Overview

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunai...

Starring Cast

Judi Dench • Maggie Smith • Bill Nighy

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

Starring Cast

Judi Dench • Maggie Smith • Bill Nighy

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film focuses on universal human experiences of aging, relationships, and personal fulfillment, consciously avoiding explicit political commentary or ideological promotion, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features a visibly diverse cast due to its Indian setting and prominent Indian characters, though its primary British roles are traditionally cast. The narrative focuses on character-driven stories and relationships, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without a central DEI critique.

Secondary

LGBTQ: PositiveConfidence: Medium

The film features Mrs. Kapoor, Sonny's mother, who reveals her lesbian identity and long-term relationship. Her coming out is met with acceptance, and she is portrayed with dignity and complexity. The depiction is affirming, presenting her queer identity as a natural and positive aspect of her life, without mockery or negative stereotypes.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

This film is a direct sequel, continuing the stories of characters established in the first installment. All returning characters maintain their original gender, and new characters are original to this film without prior gender-specific canon.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is a direct sequel with original characters established in the first installment. No characters were previously defined as a different race in source material, prior films, or history, and then portrayed as another race in this movie.