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Ghost Rider

2007 1h 54m
Thriller Action Fantasy
MOVIEVIBE Rating
5.6/10
6,653 reviews
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Ghost Rider

In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a go-getting reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery 'Ghost Rider'.

"Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved."

Top Billed Cast

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Roxanne Simpson
Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott
Carter Slade / Phantom Rider
Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley
Blackheart / Black King
Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda
Mephistopheles / Mephisto
Matt Long
Matt Long
Young Johnny Blaze
Brett Cullen
Brett Cullen
Barton Blaze
Raquel Alessi
Raquel Alessi
Young Roxanne Simpson

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

T TopKek Verified TMDB Critic
2016-10-03

Can be considered one of the best Nicholas Cage movies ever, Ghost Rider Tells us the Story of a Motorbike Stunt Racer Johnny Blaze who sold his soul to the devil to heal his father from Cancer but alas the devil cheats him by giving his father a bad Death. Johnny after many years is provoked by devil again to kill Blackheart, Devil's own son and turns him into Ghost Rider. And the story goes on from punishing evil souls till the punishing of the Biggest Evil itself. The movie turned out to be a Decent Hit even though it did not perform well at the box office but still the way the character wa...

T tmdb44006625 Verified TMDB Critic
2019-03-09

The problem is Ghost Rider isn't bad enough to be up there with the Nicolas Cage "classics", and it's not good enough to be seen as a fun time at the movies. It kind of just exists in this rather bland netherrealm where mildly entertaining meets instantly forgettable. Eva Mendes is terrible and Sam Elliot is great, so the acting in this movie is all over the place.

Sure, I love any scene where Nicolas Cage starts freaking out as he changes into the Rider. Or the scene where he tries to scare him self by going "booga booga" in front of the mirror. It's especially great when the half rendered...

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
2021-08-19

***"You can't live in fear"***

This combines Faust and Spider-Man and mixes in elements of all the variations of the Ghost Rider comics up to the present, including the 50's Western hero, but its main inspiration is the 70s-80s comic featuring Johnny Blaze as the protagonist. What makes Ghost Rider appealing? Well, the only thing cooler than a guy in black leather and chains driving a Harley is a flaming skeleton in black leather and chains driving a supernatural flaming Harley.

 Some criticize Nicolas Cage as the protagonist because Blaze is supposed to be in his early 30s or so while ...

F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic
2022-09-28

**It entertains very well, but that's all it is, and may be forgotten in a few years.**

If it weren't for this movie, I wouldn't know the Ghost Rider character, who is perhaps one of the darkest and most little-known characters in the Marvel universe. I'm not a comic expert, I just know some characters (the most famous ones) and I've seen some movies. So I'm going to ignore the source material and focus on what this film brings us, assuming I'm not the best person to say if this is a good adaptation or not.

The script has some notes of interest, especially for those who appreciate a more...

G GenerationofSwine Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-14

Here is the deal. Johnny Blaze was possessed by an evil and dangerous entity called Zarathos who was a fundamentally evil being. What good he did was due to the constant inner struggle with Johnny Blaze, who was a very good man.

Dan Ketch was a kid from Brooklyn what was possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance, who was fundamentally a good spirit. And though they both struggled for control, the entity and its host trusted one another and worked together.

What this movie does is tries to mesh Blaze and Ketch and the spirits that possess them together...and it doesn't work.

The amalgamatio...