US EditionIs Netflix’s New No. 1 Hit, ‘The Rip,’ Worth Watching?
- On Jan. 16, The Rip began streaming on Netflix, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as Miami police officers who find $20 million and face an ethical dilemma.
- Inspired by a real incident, Joe Carnahan, writer-director, based the film on Carnahan's law-enforcement friend and used ride-alongs in Miami with real-life Miami police officers.
- Together they’ve built a decades-long partnership, with Ben Affleck, actor, 53, and Matt Damon, actor, 55, first breaking through after cowriting and starring in 1997's Good Will Hunting.
- Promoting the film, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and at The Rip premiere, Jan. 13, New York, while Affleck defended his shirtless scene on The Fox 101.9's Fifi, Fev & Nick .
- Given the actors' star power and the film's ethical focus, viewers did double takes at seeing Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in unmarked Miami cop cars, positioning the film to prompt discussion about policing ethics and streaming audience interest.
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