Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Released Jan 16, 2009

1h 31m

Comedy

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34%

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117 Reviews

43%

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250,000+ Ratings

A single suburban father (Kevin James) works at a mall as a security guard to make ends meet, and he takes his job very seriously, even though most of his colleagues and customers don't. As the holidays approach, Paul gets his moment to shine when Santa's little helpers shut down the mall down and take hostages, including his daughter and girlfriend. He realizes no one knows the place better than he does, and he mounts his trusty steed, a Segway, and goes to the rescue.

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Critics Consensus

Paul Blart: Mall Cop has some laughs, but its plot is flimsy and lacking in any sustained comic momentum.

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David Jenkins

Time Out

Unmemorable, unfunny and unoriginal.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Christine Champ

Film.com

In places the plot sags a bit and some jokes don't quite hit their mark or tickle the funny bone as much as they're obviously meant to.

Rated: C+

May 6, 2011

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Shoot me now!

Rated: 1/4

Feb 3, 2011

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Kevin James' blend of fat jokes and hilarious physical comedy deftly masks story shortcomings.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

James, who also co-wrote the script, is delightful as the well intended but frequently misguided Blart.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Nikki Baughan

Roll Credits

But it's not meant to be deep - it's intended as an easy-going laugh-fest and on that front it succeeds thanks exclusively to Kevin James's energetic performance.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2019

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Jelisije J

Its not a bad comedy its just incredibly outdated.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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alan g

Dull physical comedy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Daniel T

Hilarious and dumb - my five year old son loves it and I think it is a lighthearted and bighearted film that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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Audience Member

Despite all the overused tropes, simplistic story and slap-stick. Paul Blart is an interesting character study and the perfect feel good movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Ciaran S

When you know a movie called Paul Blart: Mall Cop you know that the story & writing are THAT weak & that the acting is THAT obnoxious & that the jokes are THAT lazy & that the action in this movie feels like it's parodying other films Die Hard & Steal, also cherry on top did i forget to mention that the product placement is not only bad it's Garfield: The Movie bad. For a film that earned a $26 million budget it's no wonder it's from the same company that gave us Click, Little Nicky, The Hot Chick, Eight Crazy Nights, Zookeeper, Grown Ups, Just Go With It & a bunch of others movies i don't even want to think about.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Ben D

An absolute classic.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Steve Carr

Director

Kevin James

Paul Blart

Jayma Mays

Amy

Keir O'Donnell

Veck

Bobby Cannavale

Commander Kent

Steve Rannazzisi

Stuart

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