Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze, now hiding in Europe and still struggling with the Ghost Rider curse. A secret religious group asks him to protect a boy from the devil. The task offers a possible way out, but accepting it means turning again to the power Johnny wants to leave behind.

The central tension is practical as well as supernatural: Johnny needs the very thing he sees as a curse to help someone else. Watch how the protection of the boy changes the purpose of his power. This makes a useful comparison with the first film's struggle to reclaim a personal future.

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Ghost Rider ↗

2007 · 1h 54m

Ghost Rider introduces Cage's Johnny Blaze and the bargain behind his curse. Return to that film first if you want the earlier introduction before his European mission.

Spirit of Vengeance is the second Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider feature. For a simple viewing route, watch the 2007 film first, then this one. Sony's official material below is a teaser re-uploaded for the film's anniversary; it previews the premise rather than providing a recap of everything that happened before.

The catalog identifies this title with the year 2011. The separately labeled US theatrical release is February 17, 2012, as confirmed by Sony’s anniversary trailer description.

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