Paul

Name: Paul
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-27

Drama1h 11m

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70%

Tomatometer

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62%

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Storyline

There's a film subtitler. There's a film she must urgently subtitle. There's the plot of that film, with which she relates on a level that will remain enigmatic to us. And in that film within the film there's a main character, whose dreams are being devoured, and other characters, interested in dreams as well, but far more practical. And there¹s music, and a promise of music. Timelessly wandering through the world.

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Details

DirectorMarcelo Félix

ReleasedApr 27, 2016

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

C.R.I.M. Produções

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“It doesn't measure up to Pegg and Frost's best work, but Paul is an amiably entertaining -- albeit uneven -- road trip comedy with an intergalactic twist.”

70% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Jim Schembri

RTThe Age (Australia)Apr 13, 2011

Passably funny, though one suspects even diehard sci-fi buffs will find the film's wall-to-wall pop referencing tiring and a tad lazy. Doesn't anybody write genuine jokes any more?

Paul Byrnes

RTSydney Morning HeraldApr 13, 2011

Paul isn't as riotous as the early Pegg and Frost movies, but it does have a certain sweetness. Everyone in it is sort of innocent, except Paul, the alien wisecracker. It's likeable, if uneven, rather than hilarious.

Sara Michelle Fetters

RTMovieFreak.comMar 25, 2011

It is a sunny road trip comedy that had me smiling from the start, and while there are the occasional hiccups this is still as breezily a good time at the movies as I've had this year.

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyNov 20, 2025

Often lewd and crude but always more clever than expected, Paul is ultimately a sweet homage to pop culture geeks, sci-fi aficionados, and anyone who came of age on a steady diet of Spielberg blockbusters.