Paulie
The film tells the story of Paulie, a talking parrot at an animal research lab, who recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a janitor (Tony Shalhoub) who tries to help him escape.
31 August 1924, Brooklyn, New York, USA
10 November 1956, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
20 July 1958, Ohio, USA
13 July 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 December 1971, Louisiana, USA
10 January 1967, New York City, New York, USA
12 October 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
9 October 1953, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
March 01, 2013
Talking bird on a coming-of-age journey with some peril.
May 12, 2008
The story is rooted in real feelings and relationships, and parents will find as much to enjoy as children.
February 14, 2001
A perfect family movie with the intelligence, humor and hug-me moments to be a great first-date movie, too. Just remember to bring a hankie.
May 06, 2005
Family viewing that soars
January 01, 2000
Paulie has elements of a good weepy, but overall it never quite gels beyond being a passable novelty.
May 12, 2008
Shalhoub gives an impressively nuanced performance in the dangerously cliched role, and Paulie -- a combination of trained parrots, animatronics, and the voice of Mohr -- comes across as a fully developed character.
January 01, 2000
Unusual and surprisingly agreeable.
January 01, 2000
The film is aimed at children, I suppose, although I don't think they'll like Paulie all that much. I didn't.
May 12, 2008
True family entertainment that caters for grown-ups as much as for kids.
April 09, 2005
Its star is a very appealing little guy. Parents will be mildly amused, too.
May 12, 2008
Paulie has moments of minor charm but lacks the magic to fully capture the imaginations of either children or adults.
December 06, 2005
My head still throbs from being hit repeatedly with blunt life lessons.
