Overview
- The Rip began streaming exclusively on Netflix on January 16, pairing Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Miami narcotics officers in a high-stakes stash-house case.
- Critics offer mixed assessments, frequently praising the leads’ chemistry while faulting familiar genre beats, murky visuals, pacing, and thin characterization.
- Produced by the pair’s Artists Equity, the film features a one-time crew bonus plan for nearly 1,200 workers tied to undisclosed 90‑day viewership benchmarks.
- Writer‑director Joe Carnahan says the story was inspired by a real Miami narcotics case, and he and a technical adviser confirmed specific true elements later reported, including an exhaustive money count and DEA custody details.
- The ensemble includes Sasha Calle, Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Kyle Chandler, with the plot centered on a unit’s discovery of roughly $20 million that strains loyalty and trust.