'The Rip' on Netflix: What Is the True Story Behind the Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Movie?

The new Netflix movie The Rip reunites actors and longtime friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as a group of cops on a high-impact Florida drug team.

But is it a true story? Be forewarned that this article will contain spoilers for The Rip due to how closely it aligns with real life.

In the movie, Damon leads fellow police officer Affleck and others on an off-the-books team looking to search a cartel-run stash house, where they discover $20 million in barrels behind an attic wall. The...