Ghost Rider
PG-13

Ghost Rider

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

2007 • 114 min • Thriller · Action · Fantasy

Synopsis

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'.

Our family guide

Best from age 13
64
Movie Knight Score
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  • 67 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
  • 56 Audience · 6571 · 31%

Stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil to save his father, becoming the fiery Ghost Rider years later. He battles supernatural foes while trying to reconnect with his love, Roxanne. The film features intense action and dark fantasy themes.

Violence & peril
6/10
Language
3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
2/10
Romance & sensuality
2/10
Scary moments
6/10

Heads up

  • Supernatural beings and demonic imagery
  • Frequent supernatural action violence
  • Some mild suggestive content and language

What it models well

  • Sacrifice for loved ones
  • Fighting against evil
  • Keeping promises

Talk about it after

  • The consequences of making deals with supernatural beings.
  • How Johnny deals with his new identity and powers.
  • The importance of good versus evil.

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Top billed cast

Director: Mark Steven Johnson • Crew: Mark Steven Johnson

Trailers & clips

Blackheart vs. Ghost Rider

Prison Fight

Ghost Rider Fights Abigor

Ghost Rider Escapes The Cops

Johnny Blaze's Transformation

Johnny Blaze Sells His Soul

Official Trailer

One Last Ride

Reviewer notes

Recommended

Really good movie. He looks pretty cool when he turns into the ghost rider. Great cast and funny too.

Not recommended

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.…

Recommended

**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.…

Recommended

_**"You can't live in fear"**_ Johnny Blaze and his father make a living as Evel Knieval-like stunt riders in a carnival. When dad is diagnosed with cancer Johnny is misled into making a foolish deal with the devil, which results in his being cursed to become the Ghost Rider – a supernatural flaming skeleton.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

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.…

Recommended

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.…

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