Ghost Rider

2007 Action/Adventure

When a motorcycle-riding stuntman offers his soul to Mephistopheles in order to save the life of the one he loves most, he is forced to play host to a powerful supernatural entity whose flaming skull visage strikes fear into the heart of his enemies in this feature-film version of the long-running comic series. By day, Johnny Blaze (actor and comic-book devotee Nicolas Cage) is one of the world's best-known stuntmen, but when the sun goes down and he is in the presence of evil, the death-defying daredevil bursts into flames to become the indestructible, motorcycle-riding antihero known to the world as the Ghost Rider.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott,Peter Fonda

 31 Reviews  5 Awards

Reviews

  • It's entertaining to watch ol' hothead do his thing with his fiery chain and his "penance stare," but for a comic book with a rebel spirit, the adaptation feels obediently conventional.

    - Los Angeles Times

    26 April 2013

  • So much flatter than it was on the comic-book page.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • Ghost Rider is the kind of movie that's great stupid fun as long as someone else is buying the tickets.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

  • Marvel-man Mark Steven Johnson, who wrote and directed "Daredevil" (2003) and scripted "Elektra" (2005), continues to demonstrate the wrong way to make comic book movies: Make sure special effects overwhelm the characters, let campy mannerisms go unchecked and be sure dialogue is declaimed rather than spoken.

    Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide

    26 April 2013

  • All of natural charisma is unable to compensate for the plodding narrative and thin characterizations.

    Frank Scheck - The Hollywood Reporter

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Horror Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2008)

     

  • Best Actress - Film

    Imagen Foundation Awards (2007)

     

  • Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (2008)

     

  • Worst Actor

    Razzie Awards (2008)

     

  • Best Specialty Stunt

    World Stunt Awards (2008)

     

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