History DealWithTheDevil / Film

* Johnny Blaze sold his soul to the Devil in ''Film/GhostRider'' to get his foster father cured from his cancer. Unfortunately, he still dies (of a myserious stunt accident) and Johnny runs away, eventually becoming the Rider when the Devil comes back. He makes a new deal; Johnny gets his soul back in exchange for a contract that hosts the souls of a thousand malevolent individuals. Johnny does complete his part of the deal and gets his soul back... but retains his Rider powers and promises to use them against the Devil. As for the souls, they're pretty much gone since he burned them all with the Penance Stare to kill [[BigBad Blackheart.]][[note]]It's actually not the Devil, but most likely [[SatanicArchetype Mephisto]].[[/note]]

* In the film version of the ''Hellblazer'' comic above, ''Film/{{Constantine}}'', the titular character [[spoiler:kills himself a second time to summon Lucifer to claim his soul. But while talking, Constantine reveals the plan of BigBad, which screws with Lucifer's plans. So Lucifer stops it easily. Annoyed he is in debt to Constantine, he is the one starting the deal and offers him more life. Constantine would like instead the soul of a woman who committed suicide free to be in heaven. An easy bargain and Lucifer smiles but soon realizes Constantine is rising to heaven as he died to save the world and sought no personal gain as a reward. He even sacrificed his chance at life for the sake of another person's freedom. So, he cures Constantine's cancer and wrist wounds, forcing him to live. Oh, and when rising, Constantine, or maybe God controlling the hand, flips off the Devil. In response, the Devil heals not only John's cut wrists, but the cancer plaguing his lungs so he may live long enough to sin and prove himself worthy of Hell]].

* Johnny Blaze sold his soul to the Devil in ''Film/GhostRider'' to get his foster father cured from his cancer. Unfortunately, he still dies (of a myserious stunt accident) and Johnny runs awya, eventually becoming the Rider when the Devil comes back. He makes a new deal; Johnny gets his soul back in exchange for a contract that hosts the souls of a thousand malevolent individuals. Johnny does complete his part of the deal and gets his soul back... but retains his Rider powers and promises to use them against the Devil. As for the souls, they're pretty much gone since he burned them all with the Penance Stare to kill [[BigBad Blackheart.]][[note]]It's actually not the Devil, but most likely [[SatanicArchetype Mephisto]].[[/note]]

* Johnny Blaze sold his soul to Devil in ''Film/GhostRider'' to get his foster father cured from his cancer. Unfortunately, he still dies (of a myserious stunt accident) and Johnny runs awya, eventually becoming the Rider when the Devil comes back. He makes a new deal; Johnny gets his soul back in exchange for a contract that hosts the souls of a thousand malevolent individuals. Johnny does complete his part of the deal and gets his soul back... but retains his Rider powers and promises to use them against the Devil. As for the souls, they're pretty much gone since he burned them all with the Penance Stare to kill [[BigBad Blackheart.]][[note]]It's actually not the Devil, but most likely [[SatanicArchetype Mephisto]].[[/note]]

* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels have this with Anakin Skywalker and Chancellor Palpatine. Palpatine may not be the literal devil, but otherwise the trope is played straight. Anakin declares that he is ready to do whatever Palpatine wants after the latter offered him the power to save Anakin's wife Padmé from dying in childbirth. Even though Anakin effectively sold his soul to Palpatine, the deal failed for two reasons. 1. By turning evil, Anakin ended up contributing to Padmé's death, so he ultimately had no wife to save. 2. In the books, Palpatine reveals in his thoughts that he had never learned the technique Darth Plagueis had, and Palpatine ended up having to resort to making clones and the Sith technique of transferring his soul into another body just to extend ''his'' own life. Turns out, that said technique for saving people's lives is all just a plain old lie. Yep, Anakin was effectively left with nothing as a result of the deal. George Lucas himself described Anakin as "a sad man who made a deal with the devil, and lost."

* The ''Film/{{Spawn}}'' movie is about a bargain with the devil which ends in the nearly total devastation of the former when the protagonist successfully [[FaustianRebellion uses his newly acquired powers against the one who gave them]].

* ''Film/ReadyOrNot2019'': The founder of the Le Domas family made a deal with a figure named Mr. Le Bail (an [[LouisCypher anagram for Belial]], another name for Satan). In exchange for success in building the family's gaming empire and the resulting wealth, every time someone new marries into the family they must play a randomly selected game in order to be initiated. And if the game is Hide or Seek, the initiate must be hunted and upon capture be ritualistically sacrificed before dawn. [[spoiler: When the protagonist, Grace, manages to survive until dawn, Belial punishes the family by [[LudicrousGibs killing them all]].]]

* The ''Film/{{Wishmaster}}'' films are all about this trope. Not only does the [[JackassGenie Djinn]] take your soul in exchange for a wish (a condition he apparently is not obliged to disclose to you in advance) but he's the definition of a JerkassGenie. What's more, he can close the deal if you merely speak a wish out loud in his presence.

* The ''Film/{{Wishmaster}}'' films are all about this trope. Not only does the [[JackassGenie Djinn]] take your soul in exchange for a wish (a condition he apparently is not obliged to disclose to you in advance) but he will always grant the wish in a "Monkey's Paw" form. What's more, he can close the deal if you merely speak a wish out loud in his presence.

* In the Disney film ''Mr. Boogedy'', the backstory for the titular character is that during the pilgrim days, he sold his soul to the devil for a magic cloak that would give him powers. With this cloak, he was able to spirit away the son of the widow he lusted for, but when trying to cast a spell, ending up destroying his house and turning himself, the widow, and her son into ghosts.

In the Disney film ''Mr. Boogedy'', the backstory for the titular character is that during the pilgrim days, he sold his soul to the devil for a magic cloak that would give him powers. With this cloak, he was able to spirit away the son of the widow he lusted for, but when trying to cast a spell, ending up destroying his house and turning himself, the widow, and her son into ghosts.

* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels have this with Anakin Skywalker and Chancellor Palpatine. Anakin's desire for Padmé Amidala's-life-spared-at-any-cost might not have been spelled out and Palpatine himself might not be the devil, but otherwise the trope is played straight. Palpatine told Anakin that Darth Plagueis was his master and that he could teach Anakin the technique Darth Plagueis used to extend the life of whomever he chose to effectively eternity. Even though Anakin effectively sold his soul to Palpatine to save Padmé from possible death, the deal failed for two reasons. 1. Anakin ended up contributing to the death of his own girlfriend, so he ultimately had no girlfriend to save. 2. In the books, Palpatine reveals in his thoughts that he had never learned the technique Darth Plagueis had, and Palpatine ended up having to resort to making clones and the Sith technique of transferring his soul into another body just to extend ''his'' own life. Turns out, that said technique for saving people's lives is all just a plain old lie. Yep, Anakin was effectively left with nothing as a result of the deal. George Lucas himself described Anakin as "a sad man who made a deal with the devil, and lost."

* Johnny Blaze sold his soul to Devil in ''Film/GhostRider'' to get his foster father cured from his cancer. Unfortunately, he still dies (of a myserious stunt accident) and Johnny runs awya, eventually becoming the Rider when the Devil comes back. He makes a new deal; Johnny gets his soul back in exchange for a contract that hosts the souls of a thousand malevolent individuals. Johnny does complete his part of the deal and gets his soul back... but retains his Rider powers and promises to use them against the Devil. As for the souls, pretty much gone since he burned them all with the Penance Stare.[[note]]It's actually not the Devil, but most likely [[SatanicArchetype Mephisto]].[[/note]]

* 2018's ''Film/{{Errementari}}'' is based on the folk legend of the blacksmith who made a pact with the devil, though in his case, it was to return home safely after deserting from the war. [[spoiler: Two more pacts are made during the movie, one an unwitting pact, and the other fully cognizant of what would happen]].