Paul Blart: Mall Cop

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  • Opened January 16, 2009 
  • 1 hr 27 min
  • PG | some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. More on child suitability

  • A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It's a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa's helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul's daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez, Shirley Knight
  • Director: Steve Carr
  • Genres: Comedy

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Kid movie to ages 99.

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we went to see this movie and laughed the entire movie i dont get why everyone hated this movie so mutch but when we went to see it we loved it realy but we are big kevin james fans so do not see it...

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

It's as slam-bang preposterous as any R-rated comedy you can name. It's just that Paul Blart and the film's other characters don't feel the need to use the f-word as the building block of every sentence. Read full review

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Has a few surprises in store. The biggest is James, an unexpectedly nimble master of the face-plant, the failed jump, and the lopsided tumble. Read full review

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

It's fine for kids, though, and it doesn't try too hard. Read full review

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| James Berardinelli

Although Paul Blart is by no means great cinema, there is amusement to be uncovered as we watch Kevin James bumble his way through actions oh-so-similar to those navigated with more blood, sweat, profanity, and dead bodies than Willis. Too bad there's no "Yippekayay...." Read full review

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Kevin James as Paul Blart in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop."