Paul (2011)

Paul rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 279K votes

Rotten Tomatoes70%

Metacritic57%

TMDb6.739/10· 6K votes

With 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 57/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Paul

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

Cast of Paul

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  Simon Pegg

  as Graeme Willy

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  Nick Frost

  as Clive Gollings

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  Seth Rogen

  as Paul (voice)

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  Jason Bateman

  as Agent Zoil

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  Kristen Wiig

  as Ruth Buggs

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  Bill Hader

  as Haggard

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  Blythe Danner

  as Tara Walton

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  Joe Lo Truglio

  as O'Reilly

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  John Carroll Lynch

  as Moses Buggs

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  Jane Lynch

  as Pat Stevenson

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  David Koechner

  as Gus

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  Jesse Plemons

  as Jake

Paul facts

Budget

$40M

Box office

$98M

Our take on Paul

Greg Mottola's 2011 comedy sends two British sci-fi geeks on an American road trip that turns into an alien escape caper. Paul, a wisecracking extraterrestrial who has spent sixty years advising the military from a secret base, flees before he outlives his usefulness, hitching a ride on the pair's RV near Area 51. The result is a warm, foul-mouthed buddy comedy stuffed with affectionate genre references, aimed squarely at fans of geek culture and road movies. If you enjoy irreverent humor, an amiable animated alien and jokes that nod to decades of science fiction, this hits the spot. Come for the laughs and easygoing friendship rather than serious science-fiction stakes.