: Rest in Peace Department, or simply R.I.P.D., is a 2013 American supernatural action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds.

The film was directed by Robert Schwentke and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi based on the 1999 comic book R.I.P.D.

Boston Police Detectives Nick Walker and Bobby Hayes steal a stash of gold during a drug bust.

She recruits him into the R.I.P.D (Rest In Peace Department), whose job is to find and capture Deados - the souls of people who died but escaped judgment.

Roy takes Nick to meet a Deado named Elliot, who claims the gold is junk.

Nick and Roy return to headquarters and book the gold before being taken to Eternal Affairs to be punished for Pulaski's escaping.

They learn that gold is part of an artifact called the Staff of Jericho, which can reverse the tunnel to the afterlife.

Nick and Roy fight their way to the building as Hayes fatally wounds Julia to use her blood to power the Staff.

The dead begin to rain down on Earth as Nick distracts Hayes and Roy destroys the Staff.

Nick is given a warning while Roy has fifty-three more years added to his service, much to his outrage until Proctor returns his cowboy hat.

In April 2006, following the success of Wedding Crashers, director David Dobkin was set to helm an in-development adaptation of the comic book R.I.P.D.

[19] In September 2010, Universal officially greenlit the film, with Robert Schwentke to direct with Ryan Reynolds in the lead role as David Dobkin had since dropped out.

[20] The following April, Jeff Bridges entered talks to star as the co-lead in the film following Zach Galifianakis turning down the role.

On July 16, Adult Swim's YouTube channel uploaded an animated prequel short, which was produced by Titmouse, Inc. and featured the voice work of Reynolds and Bridges.

The site's critical consensus reads, "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.

[31] The film was released directly to Blu-ray and DVD on November 15, 2022, and stars Jeffrey Donovan as Roy Pulsipher, Penelope Mitchell as Jeanne, Jake Choi, Richard Brake, and Kerry Knuppe.