Peppermint

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Peppermint

R

2018

1h 42m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Riley North awakens from a coma after surviving a brutal attack that killed her husband and daughter. When the system shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Channeling frustration into motivation, the young widow spends years in hiding -- honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force. Eluding the underworld, the police and the FBI, Riley embarks on a deadly quest to deliver her own personal brand of punishment.

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Critics Consensus

Far from refreshing, Peppermint wastes strong work from Jennifer Garner on a dreary vigilante revenge story that lacks unique twists or visceral thrills.

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Andrea Thompson

Chicago Reader

01/26/2019

Bad timing can kill a movie that has everything going for it, but the problem with Peppermint isn't so much bad timing as tone deafness on an egregious scale.

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David Stratton

The Australian

12/14/2018

1/5

Peppermint is jaw-droppingly ugly, horrendously violent, implicitly racist and routinely handled.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

12/12/2018

3/5

From a broader perspective, the film marks an intriguing new stage in Hollywood's ongoing effort to figure out what action movies about women (and aimed at them) should look like.

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

10/13/2021

I really like the weightiness that [Jennifer Garner] brought to the material.

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

06/25/2021

0 / 5

I cannot, in good conscious, recommend that anyone go see and support this movie.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

03/01/2021

2.5/5

John Ortiz caps off the action with one of the silliest speeches in action movie history. And that bar is pretty high.

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natashia

02/03/2025

What a great movie really can watch it a million times and every time I will love it more

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Tammy S💜

11/13/2022

This movie was Action/🔥🔥🔥 from start to finish. A definite must watch 💝💝💝

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Chris T

@RT83737860 Apr 11

Not great but not terrible either. Don't know why the critics gave such bad reviews, the audience score on here is a much better reflection of this movie. I sometimes think the critics are just snobs. Fairly standard revenge movie plot, but with a female protagonist. Very violent throughout. Worth a watch but wouldn't watch it twice.

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John J

@Satan69 Feb 12

Every critic's review that I read is suspect. Peppermint is a dramatization of very real problems and, how corruption rules the streets AND the courts/judicial system. To slam and dismiss Peppermint as egregious is to cast oneself into either naiveness or, as corrupt. Jennifer Garner should be applauded for taking and taking on the lead role in this movie because, she had to know that doing so would put her in the line of fire. Imagine seeing your child and husband gunned down. Imagine being bribed by the attorney defending the killers of your child and husband - killers you unquestionably can identify because you saw them. Then, imagine the judge presiding over the murder trial of those killers looking you dead in the eye and, ordering you into the psyche ward after he dismisses the charges those killers are being falsely absolved of. Or, maybe you don't need to imagine those scenarios because you've lived them. Peppermint isn't a GREAT film but, it's a sincere and comforting.

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Theo S. Héro +

@RT09212872 Feb 5

I like Jennifer Garner, however this movie is Garbage! Near the top of the list of unwatchable films. The only believable acts of hers, in this movie, are walking and talking. ... battle with a cartel?!?? Again, GARBAGE!

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MUSTAFA M

@Mustafa818 Jan 22

One of the best movies I have ever watches, I would definetly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good movie to watch , especially with family or friends

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Synopsis

Riley North awakens from a coma after surviving a brutal attack that killed her husband and daughter. When the system shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Channeling frustration into motivation, the young widow spends years in hiding -- honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force. Eluding the underworld, the police and the FBI, Riley embarks on a deadly quest to deliver her own personal brand of punishment.

Director: Pierre Morel
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Eric Reid
Screenwriter: Chad St. John
Distributor: STX Films
Production Co: Lakeshore Entertainment, STX Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.4M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)