This week’s triple feature looks at three recent streaming-era crime and action films built around law enforcement and men with guns. We start with The Rip, a Netflix crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan, reuniting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in a tense, paranoia-driven story inspired by the real-life Miami-Dade police scandal involving Captain Chris Casiano. While fictionalized, the film draws directly from true-crime anxieties about corruption, loyalty, and institutional breakdown, using star power and an ensemble cast to anchor its procedural tension.

From Amazon Prime Video, The Wrecking Crew pairs Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in a high-energy buddy-action film directed by Angel Manuel Soto. Designed squarely for streaming audiences, the film leans into chemistry, spectacle, and broad genre beats, prioritizing accessibility and momentum over realism or moral complexity.

We round out with Roofman, a Paramount+ crime drama directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum, based on a documented real-life criminal case. More restrained and character-focused, the film explores crime through themes of consequence, redemption, and ambiguity, offering a tonal counterpoint to the other two entries.

Together, these films give us a useful lens on how modern streaming platforms approach crime stories, masculinity, and resolution.


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