Overview
- The Rip was Netflix’s No. 1 movie for January 12–18, drawing about 41.6 million views and 78.3 million hours in roughly three days after its January 16 debut.
- The premise is inspired by a 2016 Miami-Dade raid that uncovered roughly $22 million hidden in a home, the department’s largest cash seizure at the time.
- Director Joe Carnahan incorporated documented procedures, including a 42-hour cash count and DEA/Wells Fargo custody steps, guided by Miami officer Chris Casiano.
- Matt Damon’s lieutenant is loosely based on Casiano, and the credits include a tribute to Casiano’s son, Jake William Casiano.
- Reporting notes major departures from the real case, including relocated settings, invented cartel links, and shootouts that did not occur, as critics frame the movie as a star-led, streaming-era thriller loosely built on fact.