Rent R.I.P.D. (2013)
2.9 of 5 from 494 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
- Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star as two cops working for the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.), a police force assembled from the spirits of the greatest cops that ever lived. Their job - protecting the living from monstrous spirits cleverly disguised as ordinary people. When wise-cracking Sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) is assigned Nick Walker (Reynolds), a rising star detective killed in his prime, the unlikely duo uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, and must find a way to work together before the earth is overwhelmed by angry souls unwilling to face justice.
- Actors:
- Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Robert Knepper, Mike O'Malley, Devin Ratray, Larry Joe Campbell, Michael Coons, Christina Everett, Michael Tow, Lonnie Farmer, Piper Mackenzie Harris, Ben Sloane, Duncan B. Putney, Bill Mootos, Kortney Adams
- Directors:
- Robert Schwentke
- Producers:
- Michael Fottrell, Neal H. Moritz, Mike Richardson
- Voiced By:
- Toby Huss, Mike Judge, Jon Olson
- Writers:
- Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
- Aka:
- Rest in Peace Department
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/01/2014
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Filming the Other Side
- Walking Among Us: Deados and Avatars
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/01/2014
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, French, German
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Filming the Other Side
- Walking Among Us: Deados and Avatars
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Reviews (5) of R.I.P.D.
Unsophisticated sci-fi fantasy - R.I.P.D. review by JD
There are a few difficulties with believing this concept. The dead police officers can communicate with their living loved ones but they cannot initially communicate anything of their sorrow or regret. At the end, just to make it even more difficult to believe, they can. Once you've been dead a while you can soon spot another dead person in with the living is a bit too close to Men in Black's aliens but it is good fun and you will definitely chuckle at a few bits of silliness.
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R.I.P.D. (2013) - worth watching at least once - R.I.P.D. review by CP Customer
Take M.I.B and replace the aliens with dead people and the agents with dead coppers and you got the good clean fun of R.I.P.D. (2013).
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Fun if generic - R.I.P.D. review by PC
I am not sure why RIPD garnered so much negativity, it may be generic and basically be Men In Black with demons but it is quite good fun. Jeff Bridges is cearly having a ball and the wonderful Mary-Louise Parker should be in more movies.
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Critic review
R.I.P.D. (aka Rest in Peace Department) review by George Hooper - Cinema Paradiso
When the new Men in Black came out it was only a matter of time before someone decided to capitalize on the tried and tested formula it established as two partners stop crimes from supernatural creatures across a major metropolitan area. Sure that may be simplifying R.I.P.D, but not by much.
R.I.P.D follows Nick (Ryan Reynolds), a police officer who is killed in the line of duty but when he dies he isn’t transported to some magical place or a hellish nightmare realm he is dumped right back where he was but with a new job with new partner Roy (Jeff Bridges) working for the R.I.P.D, The Rest in Peace Department. Together the two must return dead souls that refuse to leave back to the grave while protecting the living. However when a dangerous plot emerges the two must defeat a force that threatens all realms.
While the film is an entertaining little romp through old sci-fi/fantasy cliches it never really learns from MIB’s flaws with an equally weak story tying everything together. Nick is a breathe of fresh air as the supposedly no nonsense police officer but a life of bad decisions makes for a nice added complication. The problem is Bridges who plays the same tired hippy layabout he has crafted for years but this time he puts no finesse into it, merely playing off parts of The Dude and Rooster Cogburn to little avail.
The finale kicks the film into high gear so I suggest sticking around for it but with a weak central villain, and a convenient one at that there is little conclusion to this action twister. The addition of Mary Louise Parker however as a sassy superior within the department makes for a few belly laughs that may or may not tide you over. All in all, R.I.P.D is an unconventional and at times fun journey but its nothing new and at times that point is abundantly clear