R.I.P.D.

PG-13

Released Jul 19, 2013

1 hr. 38 min.

Action

Comedy

Fantasy

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12%

105 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

50,000+ Ratings

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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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Spikecat

Fun and well-made. Jeff and Ryan are amazing! 83/100

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Cash S

R.I.P.D. is a pretty big misfire. This really stinks, because it does have a really cool concept, and a great cast. The cast is probably one of the only good aspects of the film, with Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Bacon actually doing a really good job, despite being give some pretty bad material to work with. I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at all during this movie, because it does actually have a few clever jokes. Other than that, though, this is an awful movie. The special effects are terrible, and the action isn't anything special either. The big problem is the writing. They try to do a buddy-cop mystery in here, but the mystery isn't captivating at all, and the story just feels like, they chase this dead guy with some low brow humor, and they either die or get away, and than it repeats itself. A lot of the humor in here is just some really low brow gross-out humor, and some stuff that's just plain weird and not funny. The movie is also kind of forgettable, which I guess is kind of good thing, because I don't why you'd want to remember a lot of this.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Big H

It's kinda like M.I.B. except with a really stupid plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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J H

I really dont understand all the negativity?. I thought this was great fun start to end and had me in stitches pretty much the whole way through. Yeah CGI is a little dated but this is very much an underrated gem and it doesn't take itself too seriously but doesn't need to. Great cast and plot. Will be in my replay list for sure!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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James B

This movie is a turn your mind off and have fun movie. Yes it follows a familiar albeit ridiculous story. There are some great one liners and physical gags with terrible CGI. You're not watching this and expecting Oscar caliber performances, you know it's bad and that is what makes it so good.....so guilty pleasure, good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/23

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Rob

Great cast....funny at times. Movie was very different from other movies.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/20/23

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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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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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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
Executive Producer: Ori Marmur, Ryan Reynolds, Jonathon Komack Martin, David Dobkin, Keith Goldberg, Peter M. Lenkov
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
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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