In 2011, director Greg Mottola‘s Paul delivered big laughs in theaters with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the leading roles.

Frost and Pegg play a pair of sci-fi super fans who find themselves on a road trip to help a real-life alien escape from a government manhunt.

The premise of Paul is actually a lot funnier than it sounds, and this comedy is so terrific that it’s Watch With Us‘ pick for the great movie on Netflix that you have to watch before it leaves in September.

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Are a Great Comedy Team

Over two decades ago, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost starred in Shaun of the Dead for director Edgar Wright. That was considered the first part of their Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. However, Paul could almost

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