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The Rip on Netflix: What to Know About the Damon and Affleck Crime Thriller
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Two Miami cops. One massive cash seizure. A long night where trust wears thin.
Cast members Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Sasha Calle appear in a tense scene from The Rip. Image courtesy of Netflix
The Rip is a new Netflix crime thriller that puts Matt Damon and Ben Affleck back on screen together, this time as Miami police officers caught in a high pressure situation that turns routine procedure into a test of loyalty. The film premieres Thursday, January 16, streaming on Netflix, and centers on what happens when a team of cops is forced to stay put after uncovering millions in cash during a drug bust.
Damon and Affleck play partners on a Miami tactical narcotics unit after their team uncovers a massive cash stash inside a derelict safehouse. Damon appears as Lieutenant Dane Dumars, newly promoted and now responsible for keeping order, while Affleck plays Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne, a longtime partner suddenly forced to navigate a shift in authority.
By law, the officers must count the seized money on site before leaving, a decision that keeps them confined as word of the seizure spreads and outside threats begin to close in. As the hours stretch on, the night becomes less about procedure and more about survival, with pressure mounting and personal tensions pushing the team toward the breaking point.
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck appear as Miami police partners in a scene from The Rip. Image courtesy of Netflix
Steven Yeun as Detective Mike Ro and Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars confer during a scene directed by Joe Carnahan on the set of The Rip. Image courtesy of Netflix.
“Working with Matt and Ben and having two, distinctly talented filmmakers, as both creative allies and the studio heads, wound up being the best of both worlds,” Carnahan tells Tudum. “I've never had as easy an experience on a movie as I had on The Rip. They took exceptionally good care of me and backed my decisions every step of the way.”
The film is written and directed by Joe Carnahan, a filmmaker often associated with grounded action stories that place character under pressure. Here, the setup is simple but loaded. A confined location. A ticking clock. A group of people meant to trust one another, now questioning every motive. As the cash pile grows, the strain inside the room builds.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as Miami detectives on the set of The Rip-Photo courtesy of Netflix
“In Miami, you have to count the money on site, so that everybody knows how much is there. They know that it’s almost certainly cartel money that belongs to very dangerous people who are probably going to come get it. They’re on the clock, and they have to start thinking of defending where they are because they can’t just leave.”
- Matt Damon, via Tudum
For Affleck, the story hinges on temptation and uncertainty rather than spectacle. The danger is not only who is outside the house, but who might crack inside it.
“It begs the question: What do you do when faced with this massive temptation? What does that mean? What’s it like to see that up close? And then also, who do you trust?”
-Ben Affleck, via Tudum
Ben Affleck, Kyle Chandler, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Catalina Sandino Moreno appear in a scene from The Rip. Image courtesy of Netflix.
Rounding out the unit are Steven Yeun as Detective Mike Ro, best known for Beef and The Walking Dead, and Teyana Taylor as Detective Numa Baptiste, following her recent film work in A Thousand and One.
Steven Yeun, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Kyle Chandler in a confined interior scene from The Rip
Catalina Sandino Moreno plays Detective Lolo Salazar, adding to a résumé that includes Maria Full of Grace, while Sasha Calle appears as Desi after her turn in The Flash. The supporting cast also includes Scott Adkins of John Wick 4, Kyle Chandler as DEA Agent Mateo “Matty” Nix, with additional roles played by Néstor Carbonell (Shōgun) and Lina Esco (S.W.A.T.).
The Rip is produced by Artists Equity, the studio founded by Damon and Affleck.
The Rip | Official Trailer | Netflix
For viewers who like crime stories that build slowly and then tighten the screws, The Rip is shaping up to be one of those films where the situation is just as compelling as the action that follows.
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