50 Movies Like Paul (2011) You Need to Watch Next
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
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If you loved Paul (2011) by Greg Mottola, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Elio, Lilo & Stitch, Free Guy. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
50 Movies Similar to Paul
Elio
2025 · Domee Shi
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Lilo & Stitch
2025 · Dean Fleischer Camp
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Free Guy
2021 · Shawn Levy
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his litt
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Barbarella
1968 · Roger Vadim
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Joe Johnston
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Mickey 17
2025 · Bong Joon Ho
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Garth Jennings
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Pixels
2015 · Chris Columbus
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Lilo & Stitch
2002 · Dean DeBlois
As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learn
In common: Comedy
PK
2014 · Rajkumar Hirani
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005 · Michael LaBash
Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programmin
In common: Comedy
Bugonia
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Tim Burton
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale recei
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005 · Jon Favreau
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Critters
1986 · Stephen Herek
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Spaceman
2024 · Johan Renck
Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary
2026 · Phil Lord
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the rid
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredi
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black.
In common: Adventure
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016 · Mike Thurmeier
Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threate
In common: Adventure · Comedy
John Carter
2012 · Andrew Stanton
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a w
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Monsters vs Aliens
2009 · Conrad Vernon
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secr
In common: Adventure
Men in Black: International
2019 · F. Gary Gray
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 · Dave Green
After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. A
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 · Roland Emmerich
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the a
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008 · Eric Brevig
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003 · Robert Rodriguez
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Love and Monsters
2020 · Michael Matthews
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to vent
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Galaxy Quest
1999 · Dean Parisot
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 · James Cameron
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Idiocracy
2006 · Mike Judge
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Robert Zemeckis
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditc
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Adam Project
2022 · Shawn Levy
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Robert Zemeckis
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · James Gunn
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 · Steve Pink
Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Scary Movie 3
2003 · David Zucker
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion
In common: Comedy
Spaceballs
1987 · Mel Brooks
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Jurassic World
2015 · Colin Trevorrow
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Chris Columbus
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin r
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Goonies
1985 · Richard Donner
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they r
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Jurassic Park
1993 · Steven Spielberg
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experien
In common: Adventure · Science Fiction
Paddington in Peru
2024 · Dougal Wilson
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Brad Silberling
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Buen Camino
2025 · Gennaro Nunziante
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious vill
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Paddington
2014 · Paul King
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Bean
1997 · Mel Smith
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a l
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019 · James Bobin
Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself lead
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Paddington 2
2017 · Paul King
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
In common: Adventure · Comedy