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Paul
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2785
- IMDb #2360
- Google retired #1469
- Rotten Tomatoes #2713
- Metacritic #2510
- Letterboxd #3494
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2732
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3180
- Metacritic Critics #2715
- Metacritic Audience #2068
- Criticker #2335
- Douban #930
- Kinopoisk #1834
- AlloCiné #2290
- Trakt #2307
Every rating
Two British sci-fi enthusiasts on a pilgrimage to America's famous UFO sites have a close encounter of their own. They accidentally stumble upon a wisecracking, sarcastic alien named Paul who has escaped a secret government facility. They find themselves on a wild road trip, trying to help their new extraterrestrial friend evade capture and return home.
Details
- Director
- Greg Mottola
- Writers
- Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
- Released
- 14 February 2011
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $98.0M
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