China Synopsis
“The system failed. She won't.”
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.
Audience Engagement
1,882 audience reviews — more than 96% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among China films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Peppermint. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From STX Films
Action + Thriller in China
49 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Peppermint itself).
The 2017–2019 China Window
Peppermint holds position #126 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Peppermint premiered alongside 76 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $245K per minute on screen and earned $529K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 618th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Peppermint, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cemetery · 4
- corrupt official · 4
- handcuffs · 3
- loss of child · 2
- corrupt judge · 2
- grave · 1
- skid row · 1
- driveby shooting · 1
- flashback · 28
- torture · 26
- hospital · 23
- police corruption · 19
- fbi · 13
- vigilante · 12
- widow · 10
- coma · 8
- bus · 7
- alcoholism · 7
- drug cartel · 6
- revenge · 210
- murder · 155
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #460 of 946 China films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #127 of 319 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Spanish |
| Production Companies | STX Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Universal Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 6, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6850820 |
| Official Site | www.peppermint.movie |