Nick is paired with Roy Pulsipher (Jeff Bridges), a grizzled, old-school U.S. Marshal from the 1800s. While the two navigate their partnership, they uncover a world-ending plot: Hayes is gathering pieces of an ancient artifact, the , to reverse the flow of the tunnel to the afterlife and unleash the dead upon Earth. Plot Highlights

Because they are dead, R.I.P.D. officers appear as different people to the living. Nick's first avatar is an elderly Chinese man (James Hong), while Roy appears as a stunning blonde woman (Marisa Miller).

Hayes kidnaps Nick's widow, Julia, to use her as a human sacrifice to activate the Staff of Jericho. Nick and Roy ultimately stop the apocalypse, Julia survives, and Hayes is "erased" from existence. Community Perspectives

Critics often compared the film to Men in Black due to its "rookie and grizzled veteran" dynamic and secret agency premise.