---
title: 'Paul (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Greg Mottola'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paul-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Paul (2011)

2011 · R · 99 min · Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Paul is a 2011 science fiction comedy road film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who star alongside Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, and Seth Rogen as the voice and motion capture of the title character. The film follows two science fiction geeks who come across an alien. Together, they help the alien escape from the Secret Service agents who are pursuing him so that he can return to his home planet.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Simon Pegg](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-pegg), [Nick Frost](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-frost)
- **Director:** [Greg Mottola](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-mottola)
- **Producer:** [Eric Fellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-fellner), [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan), [Nira Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/nira-park)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lawrence Sher](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-sher)
- **Editor:** [Chris Dickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-dickens)

## Cast

- [Jeffrey Tambor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-tambor)
- [Simon Pegg](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-pegg)
- [David Koechner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-koechner)
- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver)
- [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- [Nick Frost](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-frost)
- [Kristen Wiig](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-wiig)
- [Bill Hader](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hader)
- [Seth Rogen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-rogen)
- [Jason Bateman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-bateman)
- [Blythe Danner](https://cinepixo.com/people/blythe-danner)
- [Jane Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-lynch)
- [Jesse Plemons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-plemons)
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll-lynch)
- [J. Todd Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-todd-anderson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/paul-2011
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