Paul

"Who's up for a close encounter?"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.9/10

278,809 votes

70/100

Fresh

57/100

Metascore

6.7/10

6,188 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

2 wins & 9 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$40.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$98.0M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$37,412,945

United States

Profit

+$58.0M

ROI: +145%

Budget Recovery245% of budget

$0|Budget: $40.0M|Revenue: $98.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

62.2K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

-12%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Diego

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Story Setting

Set In

California

Themes & Subjects

#extraterrestriallife#flyingsaucer

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lawrence Sher

Film Editing

Chris Dickens

Music / Score

Q346285

Production Design

Q134289169

Production Companies

Universal PicturesThe Weinstein CompanyWorking Title FilmsRelativity Media

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Paul

Available in 138 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, BINGE, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Netflix	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

France12

Belgium18

Brazil14

CZ15+

+14 more countries

Production

Director

Greg Mottola

Writers

Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

Production Companies

Relativity MediaWorking Title FilmsBig Talk StudiosUniversal Pictures

Cast

Simon Pegg

Graeme Willy

Nick Frost

Clive Gollings

Seth Rogen

Paul (voice)

Jason Bateman

Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil

Kristen Wiig

Ruth Buggs

Bill Hader

Haggard

Blythe Danner

Tara Walton

Joe Lo Truglio

O'Reilly

John Carroll Lynch

Moses Buggs

Jane Lynch

Pat Stevenson

David Koechner

Gus

Jesse Plemons

Jake

Tags & Keywords

san diego, californiaalienburlesquearea 51alien space craftduringcreditsstinger1980sambivalentdignified

External Links

IMDb Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

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