Paul Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Who's Up For A Close Encounter?

Jun. 11, 2011

Paul

Release Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 Nationwide

Jason Bateman, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, Edgar Wright, Blythe Danner, Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, Nick Frost, Eric Fellner, Greg Mottola, Simon Pegg, Jane Lynch, Tim Bevan, Nira Park

R Adventure 1 hr, 44 m

4.1

89% WILL SEE

11% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost ("Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead") reunite for the comedy adventure "Paul" as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever.

For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Collings (Frost).

Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Paul.

Simon Pegg
Ready Player One, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Nick Frost
How to Train Your Dragon, Get Away
Seth Rogen
Mufasa: The Lion King, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Jason Bateman
Carry-On, Zootopia
Kristen Wiig
Despicable Me, Despicable Me 4
Bill Hader
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Inside Out
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Jane Lynch
Rio, 100% Wolf
Sigourney Weaver
The Gorge, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Blythe Danner
Meet the Parents Sequel, Fast Track

Crew Behind the Film

The Paul behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Greg Mottola last directed Confess, Fletch and Keeping Up with the Joneses.

Director: Greg Mottola
Screenwriters: —
Producers: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Nira Park

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Big Talk Productions; Universal Pictures; Working Title Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for language including sexual references, and some drug use
Runtime: 1 hr, 44 m
Tagline: Who's Up For A Close Encounter?
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Paul movie trailers and clips.

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Paul Theatrical Trailer #2

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Paul Theatrical Trailer

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Paul International Teaser

Production Details

What we know about the Paul movie production.

Production Updates

Nov 2010

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Mar 2010

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Oct 2008

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Paul was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, March 18, 2011. in around 2,801 theaters There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer and Win Win.

Movie Theaters

2011-03-18 Nationwide

United States

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