The Big Picture · Draft · Review
The Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Movie Draft. Plus: 'The Rip.'
January 19, 2026/ 103 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
A snake draft (Chris, then Sean, then Amanda) of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck movies, each host filling a six-slot roster across categories. Plus a review of 'The Rip,' the duo's new Netflix thriller from Joe Carnahan.
19 films across 2 segments.
The teams drafting Matt Damon & Ben Affleck movies
Chris Ryan
Matt & Ben Together
The Last Duel 2021
Ridley Scott; Affleck having the most fun of his career. A little lost in a two-movie Ridley year.
Directed or Produced By
Argo 2012
Affleck directs a clean, expertly made genre film; Arkin and Goodman stand out.
Supporting Role
Saving Private Ryan 1998
Spielberg; Damon as the ingrate at the center of a five-star all-timer.
Sean Fennessey
Blockbuster
The Departed 2006
Scorsese; some of Damon's best work, and a Best Picture winner turning 20.
Oscar Nominee
The Martian 2015
Ridley Scott; Damon selling defeated, intelligent struggle, 'his talk-show persona in a blockbuster.'
Matt & Ben Together
Dogma 1999
Kevin Smith; fallen angels and the parking-garage scene, 'the most them of them together.'
Supporting Role
Dazed and Confused 1993
Affleck as an insecure bully nobody forgets, and everyone remembers the paint dump.
Wildcard
Rounders 1998
A classical star turn, 'something Paul Newman could have played,' and Damon fits it perfectly.
Amanda Dobbins
Oscar Nominee
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999
Her favorite Damon performance, a messed-up weirdo playing against his charisma.
Matt & Ben Together
Field of Dreams 1989
The sneaky third pick, made eligible by Matt and Ben's Fenway cameo.
Directed or Produced By
Manchester by the Sea 2016
Damon produced (and stepped aside for Casey Affleck). The saddest film of the 2010s.
Supporting Role
Ocean's Twelve 2004
Linus comes into his own, an Adam-Sandler-style 'pay everyone you love to make a fun movie.'
On the board, undrafted honorable mentions
InterstellarTrue GritOppenheimerPromised LandInvictusThe Bourne IdentityThe Informant!Behind the CandelabraShakespeare in LoveBoiler RoomHollywoodlandExtractThe Tender BarState of PlayNo Sudden MoveCourage Under FireFord v FerrariAir
The reviewthe film in the room
The Rip 2026
Joe Carnahan's Netflix thriller: Miami cops find a stash of cash and turn on each other. A B-movie with A stars (Damon, Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor); Triple Frontier energy, an obvious rat reveal, but a great time.
Also mentioned raised along the way
January movies through history High School MusicalGlory RoadTristan & Isolde13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of BenghaziKung Fu Panda 3The Finest HoursJane Got a GunDirty GrandpaFifty Shades of Black
Also mentioned Triple FrontierBack in ActionThe BrideSuper Mario Bros. GalaxyScream 7Crime 101The UprisingThe Lost BusNews of the WorldMelancholiaAmbulanceHereditaryChasing AmyMallratsJay and Silent Bob Strike BackPhantomsReindeer GamesPaycheckPearl HarborMoneyballChe: Part TwoSide EffectsUnsane
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
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