The Instigators

About The Instigators

Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.

The Instigators (2024) is a comedy crime film directed by Doug Liman. It runs 102 minutes and was released in August 2024.

The film is filed under on the run, ex-con, father, and therapist.

Matt Damon stars as Rory, Casey Affleck as Cobby, Ving Rhames as Frank Toomey, and Jack Harlow as Scalvo. The screenplay is by Casey Affleck and Chuck MacLean. Production companies include Apple Studios and Artists Equity. In the United States it streams on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel.

Knight and Day, The Fury of a Patient Man, and Baby Driver make useful companions to The Instigators, all filed under botched robbery. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 719 votes and it carries a R rating.