Young police officer Nick Cruz (Ryan Reynolds) thought twice and was unwilling to smuggle drug dealers 'stolen gold with his partner Bobby Hayes (Kevin Bacon). As a result, he was killed during an operation. After his death, Nick went to another world and was hired by the Underworld Police Department (R.I.P.D.). Its main task was to hunt down dead people who refused to accept postmortem trial and relied on disguises to wander around the world. His partner is the old man Roy Powell (Jeff Bridges), who died in the late 19th century. Roy's style is rough and unique, and these two partners, with huge differences in personalities and styles, stumble into action. During the operation, Nick discovered that the dead people were closely related to Hayes, and behind the various mysteries there was a big conspiracy that related to the fate of the world. Time is running out, and Nick and Roy must do their best to stop the heavenly conspiracy...