6 h. ago The Rip review – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tear through flashy Netflix bro thriller

The longtime friends and colleagues add weight to Joe Carnahan’s enjoyably boisterous Friday night crowdpleaserJanuary has long been a B-movie buffet for those exhausted by prestige awards bait, a month when Gerard Butler and Jason Statham are suddenly commanding wide releases and often No 1 mini-hits. But as the former’s apocalyptic sequel Greenland 2: Migration lingers in the top five and the latter’s action romp Shelter prepares to premiere, we find two more prominent stars – Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – resigned to the small screen instead.In a non-Netflix world, a film like The Rip – flashy, action-heavy, led by two household names – should be available this weekend on the biggest high-format screens across the country. But then in that same world, at this particular time, it’s doubtful that a film like this would even get made, granted a budget that’s reportedly close to $100m, highly unusual for R-rated non-IP. The streamer was, in fact, so keen to get it made t...

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6 h. ago The Rip review – What were Ben Affleck and Matt Damon thinking with this charmless Netflix dud?

The pair are wasted – along with ‘One Battle After Another’ breakout Teyana Taylor – in a movie seemingly made for people who are busy scrolling on their phones

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12 h. ago Gripping Netflix thriller with two Hollywood icons to be 'biggest movie of year so far'

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in a brand new police thriller, which lands on Netflix this Friday and is expected to be the biggest movie of the year so far on the streaming platform

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34 h. ago Ben Affleck and Matt Damon give new film’s 1,200 crew members back

Longtime friends and collaborators have reunited for their newly produced movie, ‘The Rip’

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60 h. ago Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reveal what they DON'T like about each other after 45 years of friendship

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon opened up about their decades-long friendship while promoting their new film The Rip on the Today show.

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61 h. ago Matt Damon reveals his wife Luciana first had a crush on Ben Affleck and ‘got the wrong one’

Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso have been together for 23 years

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62 h. ago Matt Damon supported Ben Affleck through Jennifer Lopez divorce

Matt Damon has revealed how he supported long-term friend Ben Affleck when he was going through his divorce from Jennifer Lopez

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68 h. ago The Rip cast, plot and release date as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck thriller drops on Netflix

Netflix is releasing a must-watch new thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in just a few days' time

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69 h. ago The Rip cast, plot and release date as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck thriller hits Netflix

Hollywood icons Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are taking over Netflix with an exhilarating new thriller film soon

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69 h. ago Matt Damon says his wife Luciana thought Ben Affleck was 'the cute one' in Good Will Hunting

The actor, 55, and producer Luciana, 49, met in a bar in Miami in 2003 before going on to tie the knot three years later.

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4 d. ago What to Stream: A$AP Rocky, Madison Beer, Will Smith, 'Ponies' and Damon and Affleck reunite

A$AP Rocky's first full-length album in eight years, “Don’t Be Dumb,” and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reuniting in Netflix’s “The Rip” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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1 week ago Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite for Netflix true crime thriller The Rip

The pair will star as Miami police officers involved in a million-dollar cash seizure in the upcoming film.

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1 week ago Netflix drops trailer for thriller fans are already calling 'one of the best'

Netflix has dropped the full trailer for crime thriller starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Steven Yeun

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