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Peppermint

Peppermint

The system failed. She won't.

20186.71h 42m

Overview

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.

Directed by Pierre Morel
Written by Chad St. John
Produced by Eric Reid, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $53.9M

Top Cast

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Riley North

John Gallagher Jr.

John Gallagher Jr.

Detective Stan Carmichael

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Detective Moises Beltran

Juan Pablo Raba

Juan Pablo Raba

Diego Garcia

Annie Ilonzeh

Annie Ilonzeh

FBI Agent Lisa Inman

Jeff Hephner

Jeff Hephner

Chris North

Cailey Fleming

Cailey Fleming

Carly North

Eddie Shin

Eddie Shin

FBI Agent Li

Method Man

Method Man

Narcotics Detective Barker

Tyson Ritter

Tyson Ritter

Homeless Sam

Themes & Keywords

comawidowcemeteryhandcuffsfbibusgravealcoholismflashbackrevengemurdervigilantedrug cartelpolice corruptionhospitaltortureskid rowcorrupt officialaggressiveloss of childcorrupt judgedriveby shooting

About Peppermint

Peppermint is a action, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of coma, widow, cemetery, handcuffs, fbi, bus. Directed by Pierre Morel, it stars Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz. A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.

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