R.I.P.D.

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R.I.P.D.

PG-13

Released Jul 19, 2013

1h 38m

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Comedy

Fantasy

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Veteran lawman Roy Pulsifer (Jeff Bridges) works for the R.I.P.D., a legendary police force charged with finding monstrous spirits who are disguised as ordinary people but are trying to avoid their final judgment by hiding out among the living. When Roy and his new partner, Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds), uncover a plot that could end all life, they must discover a way to restore the cosmic balance or else watch the tunnel to the afterlife start sending angry souls back to the world of the living.

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Critics Consensus

It has its moments -- most of them courtesy of Jeff Bridges' rootin' tootin' performance as an undead Wild West sheriff -- but R.I.P.D. is ultimately too dim-witted and formulaic to satisfy.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Please, please don't see it. Value your time more than I did.

Rated: 0/5

Jan 9, 2017

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Overall, it's a directionless mess: too expensive for a B-movie, too grown-up for a kids' movie (funerals, bereavement and jokes about Steely Dan) and too infantile for everyone else.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 23, 2013

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Who thought this was a good idea and why are they still allowed out alone at night?

Rated: 1/5

Sep 20, 2013

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

An endurance test masquerading as a motion picture.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 25, 2023

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

R.I.P.D. isn’t nearly as bad as its near-deafening advance buzz indicated – though, really, what movie could be? – but that doesn’t mean the laughs and gasps are satisfyingly abundant in this loud and clunky sci-fi fantasy action-comedy.

Oct 18, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Admit it. It even sounds stale.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Robert D

Gotta to be honest, I do not know what the fuss is about. Yeah, the action itself is quite corny in general. Then the acting at the end wasn’t too good, but the comedy remained quite amazing just like the rest of the movie. Not poorly done, the comedy is odd but they don’t overdo it, got some legendary actors, I suppose the music could be better, but at least in my POV, this is the best Ryan Reynolds movie I’ve ever seen. And I even liked the movie Life so much that I watched it about 20 times already on Netflix. And that’s how good this and that movie is. Definitely a must see if you can. Just don’t watch the sequel because absolutely nothing about it is good or fits.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Nina K

I thought it was super fun. Silly, fun, and funny. Over all it's a great movie just to turn your brain off fron the world and enjoy a fun movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Alicia W

Utterly silly fun. Interesting concept.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Lúcio Leonardo P

When I watched the trailer, I thought: "a different story!". When reading about it, I saw that it is also based on comic books, so why not? And when watching the film....there goes material that could be very good, going down the drain. I didn't read the comic and I don't know if there was much to adapt in an hour and a half, but the result here was very bad. You understand what's going on, but the holes in the plot are clear. And there was no background laughter from Zorra Total to complete the sameness with each unfunny joke that was told... A waste, what a shame, “rest in peace” this “department”.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Liam D

Jeff Bridges (King Kong Lives, Blown Away) and Ryan Reynolds (Fireflies in the Garden, Coming Soon) have surprisingly strong chemistry and the visuals are interesting but for a movie based on a graphic novel it’s very formulaic from other movies, sloppy direction by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler’s Wife) and generic score by Christophe Beck (Two for the Money, Under the Tuscan Sun)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Daniel S

Don’t watch this film

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Robert Schwentke

Director

Jeff Bridges

Roy Pulsifer

Ryan Reynolds

Nick Walker

Kevin Bacon

Hayes

Mary-Louise Parker

Proctor

Stephanie Szostak

Julia

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Let's Do This

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Nick Walker's Worst Day

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Robbing the R.I.P.D.

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Deados On Wheels

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Meet Your New Partner

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Old West Fighting

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Staff of Jericho Shootout

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - That's a Deado

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - Join the R.I.P.D.

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R.I.P.D.: Official Clip - I Have a New Partner

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Synopsis

Veteran lawman Roy Pulsifer (Jeff Bridges) works for the R.I.P.D., a legendary police force charged with finding monstrous spirits who are disguised as ordinary people but are trying to avoid their final judgment by hiding out among the living. When Roy and his new partner, Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds), uncover a plot that could end all life, they must discover a way to restore the cosmic balance or else watch the tunnel to the afterlife start sending angry souls back to the world of the living.

Director: Robert Schwentke
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mike Richardson, Michael Fottrell
Screenwriter: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Original Film, Dark Horse Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi/Fantasy Action|Language|Sex References|Some Sensuality|Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.6M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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