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Paul (2011)

Parents guide

Paul

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Severe
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Moderate
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

Mild
54 of 141 found this mild
Crude sex references. Fornicate is mentioned twice.
One of the main characters show a comic cover with the drawing of a green woman with very revealing outfit ( just nipples covered on upper body for example). Camera really zooms in on it and the characters talk about it.
A comic book cover shows nudity, and a character asks if it is pornographic.
Woman grabs man's crotch for several seconds.
While disguised as a statue, Paul's alien genitals are touched to establish that he's real.
About midway, a woman places a man's hand on her (clothed) breast.
Two aliens are seen having sex in a mind-meld style flashback.
An alien stands on an RV dashboard, and moons people ahead of him.
Several men ask an alien if he is going to probe them with fingers or metal probes; the alien says this is a myth

Violence & Gore

Mild
47 of 90 found this mild
Only real violent scene in the film is when a man is shot in the leg and blood sprays everywhere. Played for laughs
A man is shot in the chest with a shotgun. A giant wound appears on his chest and a large amount of blood pours from it. However, he is revived by an alien who takes the wound, which almost immediately closes up.
An alien revives a bird that died from a windshield impact, and then eats it and coughs up feathers.
The bottom of a flying alien vessel falls onto a dog offscreen, we hear a sound and later we hear that the dog died.
Several men chase various vehicles on deserted highways and swerve and shoot out windshields and side windows; no one is hurt.
A man shoots a man through the window of his truck and we later see that the man's Bible stopped the bullet.
A man fires a gun through a window of a house where the gas burner is on, it explodes and the property is in flames (we see the man with a swollen, charred head and face).
Several men point guns at one another and shout throughout the film, but do not shoot.
A man keeps a shotgun at home and shoots it several times at intruders on his property and at an RV on the road; he doesn't hit anyone.
Several men slap one another in the face while shouting strings of profanity, but are unharmed; they often receive blows to the groin without permanent harm.

Profanity

Severe
85 of 120 found this severe
Fuck, shit, tit(s), and bitch are used alongside lesser profanity like ass, and homophobic slurs.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
45 of 87 found this moderate
Alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
53 of 76 found this mild

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • MA15+
    • MTV rating
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Bulgaria
    • C
  • Canada
    • 14AOntario
    • GQuebec
  • Czech Republic
    • 12original rating
  • Finland
    • K-13
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • India
    • Ure-rating
    • UAtheatrical rating, video
  • Ireland
    • 15A
  • Israel
    • 16self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • PG12
  • Kuwait
    • (Banned)
  • Malaysia
    • 18
  • Mexico
    • Rself-applied
  • Mongolia
    • PG
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • R13
  • Nigeria
    • 12
  • Norway
    • 11
    • 11DVD rating
  • Philippines
    • PG-13MTRCB
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Saudi Arabia
    • PG12
  • Singapore
    • NC-16
  • South Africa
    • 16L, V, DVD/Blu-Ray rating
    • 13L, V, theatrical rating
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 7
    • 16Netflix rating
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 10canton of Geneva
    • 10canton of Vaud
  • Turkey
    • 18+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-G
    • TV-14DL
    • TV-PGDLSV
    • TV-MALSV
    • 16+New rating
    • Rcertificate #46490

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