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For the past 60 years, a wisecracking alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) has resided at a top-secret military base in America's UFO heartland. When Paul decides he has had enough of Earth, he escapes from the compound and hops on the first handy vehicle -- a rented RV manned by two British sci-fi nerds named Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost). With federal agents and the father of an accidental kidnap victim on their tail, the two hatch a crazy plan to help Paul return to his spaceship.
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It doesn't measure up to Pegg and Frost's best work, but Paul is an amiably entertaining -- albeit uneven -- road trip comedy with an intergalactic twist.

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Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) Passably funny, though one suspects even diehard sci-fi buffs will find the film's wall-to-wall pop referencing tiring and a tad lazy. Doesn't anybody write genuine jokes any more? Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 13, 2011 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Paul isn't as riotous as the early Pegg and Frost movies, but it does have a certain sweetness. Everyone in it is sort of innocent, except Paul, the alien wisecracker. It's likeable, if uneven, rather than hilarious. Rated: 3/5 Apr 13, 2011 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com It is a sunny road trip comedy that had me smiling from the start, and while there are the occasional hiccups this is still as breezily a good time at the movies as I've had this year. Rated: 3/4 Mar 25, 2011 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Effective as both a tribute to and sendup of a number of fan-favorite sci-fi films. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mottola’s direction is serviceable, and the impressive cast of comedians and cameos make for consistent laughs. Rated: 3/4 Jul 31, 2023 Full Review James McMahon NME (New Musical Express) Paul is more defiant, a flicked Vulcan sign saying 'like it or leave it'. I liked it, loads. Rated: 4/5 May 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Arnaud M. Fun and entertaining. Some fun bits and fun alien movies reference. All together nice to watch once. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/08/25 Full Review Muichiro T. cinematic masterpiece, entertaining and it has paul. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Freddy O. Saw this Sci-Fi Comedy back when I was a kid and still find it entertaining today just wish it had a longer run time but still solid nonetheless a great watch. 🛸🫶🏽 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/25 Full Review Randolph G In a word ...Hilarious!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Mike D Not funny at all, and all the characters except Paul aren't interesting. The scene where a lady they haven't met before just walks into their trailer and immediately starts ranting about christianity for no reason was horrible writing. Laughably bad. Couldn't finish. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Janet D Absolutely hilarious and never a dull moment. It's a must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For the past 60 years, a wisecracking alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) has resided at a top-secret military base in America's UFO heartland. When Paul decides he has had enough of Earth, he escapes from the compound and hops on the first handy vehicle -- a rented RV manned by two British sci-fi nerds named Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost). With federal agents and the father of an accidental kidnap victim on their tail, the two hatch a crazy plan to help Paul return to his spaceship.
Director
Greg Mottola
Producer
Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Screenwriter
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Working Title Films
Rating
R (Sexual References|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.4M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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