R.I.P.D.
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R.I.P.D. is a 2013 supernatural action-comedy film about a deceased cop who joins a ghostly police force to protect the living from rogue spirits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R.I.P.D. canonical | 8 |
| R.I.P.D. (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4789585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R.I.P.D. Context triple: [Richard Francis-Bruce, notableWork, R.I.P.D.]
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A.
This Is the End
This Is the End is a 2013 apocalyptic comedy film co-written, co-directed by, and starring Seth Rogen, in which celebrities play exaggerated versions of themselves facing the end of the world.
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B.
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead is a landmark 1978 horror film directed by George A. Romero that helped define the modern zombie genre with its graphic gore, social satire, and influential special effects.
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C.
Zombieland
Zombieland is a 2009 horror-comedy film about a group of survivors navigating a zombie apocalypse with a mix of humor, gore, and quirky survival rules.
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D.
Army of the Dead
Army of the Dead is a 2021 Zack Snyder-directed zombie heist film in which a group of mercenaries ventures into a quarantined, undead-infested Las Vegas to pull off a high-stakes casino vault robbery.
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E.
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 horror film directed by Rob Zombie that follows a group of young travelers who encounter a sadistic family of killers in rural America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R.I.P.D. Target entity description: R.I.P.D. is a 2013 supernatural action-comedy film about a deceased cop who joins a ghostly police force to protect the living from rogue spirits.
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A.
This Is the End
This Is the End is a 2013 apocalyptic comedy film co-written, co-directed by, and starring Seth Rogen, in which celebrities play exaggerated versions of themselves facing the end of the world.
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B.
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead is a landmark 1978 horror film directed by George A. Romero that helped define the modern zombie genre with its graphic gore, social satire, and influential special effects.
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C.
Zombieland
Zombieland is a 2009 horror-comedy film about a group of survivors navigating a zombie apocalypse with a mix of humor, gore, and quirky survival rules.
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D.
Army of the Dead
Army of the Dead is a 2021 Zack Snyder-directed zombie heist film in which a group of mercenaries ventures into a quarantined, undead-infested Las Vegas to pull off a high-stakes casino vault robbery.
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E.
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 horror film directed by Rob Zombie that follows a group of young travelers who encounter a sadistic family of killers in rural America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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action film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ supernatural film ⓘ |
| basedOn | R.I.P.D. comic book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Peter M. Lenkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 130000000 ⓘ |
| character |
Bobby Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Proctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Pulsipher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alar Kivilo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Schwentke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Helfrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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comedy ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasSequel | R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christophe Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | afterlife law enforcement ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A recently killed police officer joins the Rest in Peace Department, a supernatural police force, to protect the living from rogue spirits called deados. ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Fottrell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal H. Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Dark Horse Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Original Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2013-07-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Matt Manfredi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
James Hong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Marisa Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary-Louise Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephanie Szostak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
good versus evil
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life after death ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| usesSpecialEffects | computer-generated imagery ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: R.I.P.D. Description of subject: R.I.P.D. is a 2013 supernatural action-comedy film about a deceased cop who joins a ghostly police force to protect the living from rogue spirits.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
R.I.P.D. (film)