Ghost Rider (2007)

Johnny Blaze made a bargain with the devil as a teenager. Years later, the celebrated stunt rider becomes Ghost Rider after dark, collecting souls for the force that owns him. A reunion with his former love gives him another reason to fight for a life beyond that bargain, while Blackheart presents a new threat.

The story puts two kinds of spectacle beside one another: Johnny's public life as a daredevil and the supernatural power he cannot simply walk away from. Watch the contrast between choosing a dangerous stunt and being bound to a dangerous obligation. Nicolas Cage's Johnny is trying to recover an ordinary future through an extraordinary curse.

Begin here for Johnny's bargain and his introduction as Ghost Rider. Spirit of Vengeance is the next film to explore after this origin story.

This is the 2007 Nicolas Cage film and the starting point for the two Ghost Rider features linked here. Follow it with Spirit of Vengeance if you want to continue with Cage's Johnny Blaze. The official trailer is Sony's anniversary re-upload, so its upload date is later than the film's release.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.