A solid, watchable crime-thriller built on a strong premise and the easy chemistry of its leads, but it sounds more like a dependable streaming caper than a must-see classic. The appeal is in the tension, the moral rot, and the star pairing rather than in anything especially fresh.
28% ★☆☆☆☆ (480,381)
The Rip
Where to watch: Netflix
Movie · Action · Thriller · R
2026 · 1h 53m · ★ 28% (480K)
Count the money. Count it again. Count on no one.
Director: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Teyana Taylor
Overview
Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.
Director
Joe Carnahan
Production
Artists Equity
Cast
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, Kyle Chandler, Scott Adkins, Daisuke Tsuji, Nestor Carbonell, Lina Esco, Alex Hernandez, Cliff Chamberlain, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Marco Morales, Sal Lopez, Angel Rosario Jr., David Anthony Buglione, Lourdes Hernández, Joe Carnahan
Where to watch
Netflix
Curator Review
Verdict
A solid, watchable crime-thriller built on a strong premise and the easy chemistry of its leads, but it sounds more like a dependable streaming caper than a must-see classic. The appeal is in the tension, the moral rot, and the star pairing rather than in anything especially fresh.
Best for
fans of gritty cop-and-criminal pressure-cooker stories
viewers who like star-driven buddy crime movies
people in the mood for a competent, twisty streaming thriller
audiences who enjoy moral ambiguity and betrayal plots
Skip if
you want a truly original crime movie
you are tired of familiar cops-vs-crooks setups
you prefer lean, realistic thrillers over star-powered genre pieces
you need a movie with especially high critical ambition
Overview
The Rip looks like the kind of crime thriller that knows exactly what it is: a tense, cash-in-the-wall pressure cooker where everyone’s loyalty becomes suspect the moment the money appears. The setup is classic, but that can be a strength when the execution leans into paranoia, shifting alliances, and the ugly logic of greed.
Worth noting
The main attraction is the pairing at the center, which gives the movie a built-in swagger and a little extra emotional friction. Even from the outside, it reads as a movie that will live or die on chemistry, momentum, and how effectively it turns a simple stash-house discovery into a web of mistrust.
Bottom line
It may not feel especially novel, and the reception suggests it lands more as a crowd-pleasing genre piece than a revelation. But if you want a slick, adult crime movie with betrayal, tension, and enough personality to carry the ride, this seems worth a look.
Top Letterboxd reviews
justinwuah (3★) · 8014 likes
would have been 5 stars if matt damon and ben affleck kissed
allain♡ · 5309 likes
“i would have never fucked you like this,” ben affleck said to matt damon… which could mean nothing!
Sam🦧 (2★) · 4669 likes
Affleck: “I wanna see the tip!” Damon: “Just the tip?”
George Carmi (3★) · 3365 likes
by “streaming dad movie” standards, this might be the goat.