Peppermint (2018)

Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free.

Director:

Pierre Morel

Writer:

Chad St. John

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Riley North
John Gallagher Jr.	...	Detective Stan Carmichael
John Ortiz	...	Detective Moises Beltran
Juan Pablo Raba	...	Diego Garcia
Annie Ilonzeh	...	FBI Agent Lisa Inman
Jeff Hephner	...	Chris North
Cailey Fleming	...	Carly North
Eddie Shin	...	FBI Agent Li
Method Man	...	Narcotics Detective Barker (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith)
Tyson Ritter	...	Homeless Sam
Ian Casselberry	...	Cortez
Richard Cabral	...	Salazar
Johnny Ortiz	...	Torres
Michael Reventar	...	Ortega
Kyla-Drew	...	Maria (as Kyla-Drew Simmons)

Storyline

An unidentified woman is engaged in a brutal fight with a man in a car and finally dispatches him with a shot to the head. Five years earlier, the same woman, Riley North, is working as a banker in Los Angeles struggling to make ends meet. Her husband Chris owns a failing mechanic shop. They have a ten-year-old daughter, Carly. Chris' friend tries to talk him into robbing Diego Garcia, a powerful drug lord. Chris turns him down, but not before Garcia has already discovered his involvement and ordered his men to make an example of him. Riley and Chris take Carly out for pizza and to a carnival for her birthday since no one showed up to her party. At the carnival, Carly orders peppermint ice cream. As the family walks to the car, Diego's men gun down her husband and daughter in a drive-by shooting. She is wounded, but survives.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | loss of husband | female protagonist | revenge killing | corruption | 

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Taglines:

The system failed. She won't.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peppermint

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,423,255, 9 September 2018

Gross USA:

$35,418,723

Company Credits

Production Co:

STX Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie's title, "Peppermint" is taken from the flavor of ice cream Riley's daughter orders at the Christmas carnival just before she gets shot: "Peppermint! Double scoops!"

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Goofs

The movie starts with Riley fighting with a gang member inside a car. the window doesn't shatter when Riley shoots him in the head.

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Quotes

Detective Stan Carmichael: We know everything, but we cannot prove anything

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Connections

References Death Wish (1974)

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Soundtracks

Nadie Solo Tu
Written by Danny Osuna (as Danny Richard Osuna)
Performed by Rabia Ciega w/DCO
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Not nearly as bad as the critics would have you believe

Peppermint was entertaining from start to finish. I don't understand why the critics have panned it. Is it a life-changing film? No, it most certainly is not. Is it an enjoyable film and does it compare favourably in its own category? Yes, it most certainly is, and yes, it most certainly does. Perhaps people are just uncomfortable with a tough female lead. I recommend it if you're a fan of revenge flicks.