Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, independently, are two of the most important names in Hollywood. Collectively? They’re probably the most completed filmmaking duos ever to do it. From writing and starring within the Oscar-winning “Good Prepared Looking” collectively to launching a manufacturing firm, their friendship has resulted in some particular cinema over time. Now, they’re again collectively for a brand new film coming to Netflix in early 2026. However “The Rip” is sort of not like something we have ever seen from the pair earlier than, that a lot is for certain.
The trailer above reveals our first good have a look at the most recent from director Joe Carnahan (“The Gray,” “Copshop”). He is identified for making gritty motion films, and boy howdy, does it appear to be he is accomplished that right here, albeit with arguably extra star energy than he is ever had the pleasure of working with all of sudden. Affleck and Damon prepared the ground as a few Miami cops who come across a large sum of money throughout what looks as if a routine bust, just for issues to get way more difficult and action-y from there.
Once more, Affleck and Damon have made quite a lot of films collectively over time. They’ve even starred in epic interval dramas corresponding to Ridley Scott’s “The Final Duel” and someway made a really compelling story about footwear with the Affleck-directed “Air,” which chronicled the rise of the Air Jordan shoe model by Nike within the Eighties. However they’ve by no means accomplished something fairly like “The Rip” collectively. This feels just like the type of dirty crime film that normally will get dumped to theaters in January with a B-list solid. Right here, nonetheless, it is A-list high to backside, with these actors in full-on crooked cop mode. If I could? F*** sure. Completely f*** sure. The synopsis for the film reads as follows:
Upon discovering thousands and thousands in money in a derelict stash home, belief amongst a workforce of Miami cops begins to fray. As outdoors forces study concerning the dimension of the seizure, all the things is known as into query — together with who they will depend on.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon made a unclean, gritty cop film collectively
It is not that Affleck and Damon, individually, have not taken on gritty roles earlier than. Affleck directed and starred in “The City,” maybe one of many biggest heist films ever made. In the meantime, Damon has made many, many motion films prior to now, and he is arguably nonetheless identified finest for the “Bourne” franchise. However all of those films have a sure polish to them. “The Rip,” then again, seems downright soiled. There is a roughness to it, which comes with the territory once we’re speaking about Carnahan. It is fascinating, if not downright thrilling, to see Affleck and Damon flex such a unique muscle collectively.
For a very long time, the 2 of them spent their careers working aside. Affleck went on to focus extra on directing, with films like “The City” and the Finest Image winner “Argo” now beneath his belt. Damon, then again, largely went on to work with a few of the largest administrators in Hollywood, turning into a go-to star for everybody from Paul Greengrass to Christopher Nolan. However “The Final Duel” introduced them again collectively onscreen, and now, they appear content material to stay finest associates who make films collectively. We, the viewers, look like successful right here.
It is also price noting that that is the primary collaboration between Netflix and Artists Fairness, the manufacturing firm Affleck and Damon launched in 2022. The solid additionally contains Steven Yeun (“The Strolling Useless”), Teyana Taylor (“A Thousand and One”), Sasha Calle (“The Flash”), Catalina Sandino Moreno (“From”), Néstor Carbonell (“Bates Motel”), Scott Adkins (“Accident Man”), and Kyle Chandler (“Recreation Evening”).
“The Rip” begins streaming on Netflix on January 16, 2026.
