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

3 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 | woman beats up a man | murder of child | vigilante | driveby shooting | 

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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:

Facebook Instagram

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, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$35,418,723, 1 November 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Huayi Brothers, Lakeshore Entertainment, STXfilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Garner had to train for months in MMA fighting, knife fighting, and how to handle firearms like hand guns and assault rifles to prepare for her role in the film.

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Goofs

When Riley puts a gun to Peg's head, she places it on her forehead. Then in the next shot it is against the side of her head.

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Quotes

Riley North: Got a car?
[a clerk nods]
Riley North: Give me the keys.
[Clerk hands over keys. Riley drops a wad of money on the counter]
Riley North: Consider it a rental.

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Connections

Featured in Peppermint's Justice (2018)

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Soundtracks

Blame It On Love
Written and Performed by Collins Pennie
Courtesy of Lakeshore Records

User Reviews

Fantastic Action Flick.

Despite its initially deceptive name, Peppermint is an action movie that delivers on most levels. Its essentially a story of revenge that carries the same energy as John Wick. Like most movies centered around the premise of revenge, the set up is important. This movie did that excellently. At some points the movie slowed down (queue a scene of Jennifer thinking about her family). However I didn't go see Peppermint for the emotional backstory. I saw it for the action so that is what I'm gauging much of my review on. And it was great. A lot grittier than I was expecting. The fight scenes were also very well choreographed and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.