R.I.P.D.

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R.I.P.D.

PG-13

2013

1h 38m

Action

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.

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

01/09/2017

0/5

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

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

09/23/2013

2/5

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.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

09/20/2013

1/5

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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

02/25/2023

1/4

An endurance test masquerading as a motion picture.

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

10/18/2022

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.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/21/2020

1.5/4.0

Admit it. It even sounds stale.

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Frans B

@FransB May 4

Hilarious, off the rocker. Enjoyed it very much, the Jeff Bridges swagger and Ryan Reynolds energy makes it work. The critics should look at it as a MOVIE, perhaps? Great cinematography and effects, visually stunning. Not at all "formulaic & dim-witted", well written and directed. Lots of weird and wonderful action, drama, fast paced wit, grit, suspense, intrigue and enough emotion. Entertaining

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David H.

@rivrocks Apr 18

For what it is it's pretty well done. It's silly and juvenile and kinda fun.

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R T

@RT54964312 Apr 11

I may be the outlier in this because I find this movie absolutely hilarious. I’ve rewatched it countless times since my childhood. It’s dramatic, funny, and emotional.

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Jordan S.

@jswez Apr 4

Funny and entertaining. I don’t get the hate. It’s exactly what you would expect from the synopsis/previews. It’s not trying to reinvent the wheel.

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Haytham O

@UtahOcean Apr 2

Despite all its flaws, watch it for the fun.

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Michael N

@Midwestmikey Mar 22

This movie was great! Yet another example of movie critics say a movie is bad you better believe it'll be amazing! They have no idea what the general person likes to watch anymore.

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Robert Schwentke

Director

Jeff Bridges

Roy Pulsifer

Ryan Reynolds

Nick Walker

Kevin Bacon

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Mary-Louise Parker

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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