Paul

2011 film by Greg Mottola
Movie film Q1164753
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Summary

Paul is a film[1]. Paul ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Greg Mottola[3]
  • Screenwriter: Simon Pegg[4], Nick Frost[5]
  • Composer: David Arnold[6]
  • Genre: science fiction film[7], science fiction comedy[8], buddy film[9], parody film[10]
  • Cast member: Seth Rogen[11], Kristen Wiig[12], Jason Bateman[13], Bill Hader[14], Joe Lo Truglio[15], Blythe Danner[16], Sigourney Weaver[17], Jeffrey Tambor[18], Simon Pegg[19], Nick Frost[20], Jane Lynch[21], John Carroll Lynch[22], David Koechner[23], Jesse Plemons[24]
  • Producer: Nira Park[25], Tim Bevan[26], Eric Fellner[27]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[28], The Weinstein Company[29], Relativity Media[30], Working Title Films[31]
  • Director of photography: Lawrence Sher[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Soundtrack release: Paul – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[36], 57/100[37], 70%[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[40], United States[41]
  • Publication date: April 14, 2011[42], January 1, 2011[43]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: California[46]
  • Official website: http://www.whatispaul.com/[47]
  • Filming location: New Mexico[48], San Diego[49]
  • Main subject: extraterrestrial life[50], flying saucer[51]
  • Film editor: Chris Dickens[52]
  • Title: Paul[53]
  • MPA film rating: R[54]
  • Different from: Bol[55]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[56]

Why It Matters

Paul has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Paul is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1092026
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 76226
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  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → paul-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdezntm4
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Q134289169
    Publication date → +2011-04-14T00:00:00Z, +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Ifco rating → 15A
    Screenwriter → Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
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