Paul

Paul is a 2011 British-American science-fiction road-comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and written by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The film is about two science-fiction geeks who meet an extraterrestrial being, voiced by Seth Rogen, with a sarcastic manner and an appetite for alcohol and cigarettes. They help the alien escape the FBI agents pursuing him, so he is able to return to his home planet. The film contains numerous references to other science-fiction films, especially those of Steven Spielberg, as well as to general science-fiction fandom.

Paul was released on 14 February 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 18 March 2011 in the United States by Universal Pictures. The film earned generally positive reviews and made $98 million on a $40 million budget.