Pay the Ghost

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Pay the Ghost

Released Sep 25, 2015

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Haunted by eerie images and unexplainable messages, a man (Nicolas Cage) tries to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of his son.

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Pay the Ghost takes a weak stab at supernatural horror, but ultimately, it's only viewers who will pay for watching this sloppily assembled picture.

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Andrew Barker

Variety

If it's remembered for nothing else, and it almost certainly won't be, Uli Edel's "Pay the Ghost" can at least make a claim to being the first film to feature a haunted razor scooter in a horror setpiece.

Sep 26, 2015

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

A new low for Nicolas Cage. Just when you thought he couldn't get any more apathetic about a role, he pops up in this lazy, boring retread of "Insidious" that even his most diehard fans should ignore.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 25, 2015

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Fine, sure, "Pay the Ghost" if you have to. But do not pay good American money to see the movie of the same name.

Rated: D+

Sep 25, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

As for Cage, he’s done a lot worse, but he’s done a lot better too.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2022

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

It was so much content that you didn't know what bit to take seriously so it was just continuous scares throughout the whole movie instead of building it up.

Rated: 4/10

May 19, 2021

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

Cage plays 90% of Pay the Ghost straight, which is a shame because his off-the-wall antics and expressionistic meltdowns would have definitely mitigated extreme boredom and lazy writing into something possibly worth remembering for laughs

Rated: 1/5

Dec 3, 2017

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Efrain R

Don't pay attention to the bad reviews (pun not intended). This is not as bad as they make it sound. The main issue with this movie is that it's way behind its time. This formula worked well during the 80s and 90s. For 2015? Not so much. It's far from being a good movie, but you won't feel the it wasted your time. I recommend giving it a try.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Jason W

Nothing revolutionary or stand out, but it was a decent film with a great cast. If you enjoy Paranormal type stuff like Conjuring, Insidious, Dead Silence, etc, you might dig it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Keith S

Low budget, GREAT movie and ending, Nicolas cage and the rest of these wonderful actors and actresses deliver! Not to scary but just the right amount of scary and folklore added to this bad a** low budget horror

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Colin W

Well. I thought it was a decent film. Intense at times, interesting, good cast, and darkly emotional. But what do people know about film and acting other than those of us that have been in it?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Twiggy H

Not the most amazing film but certainly isnt bad either - has its little moments but brief enough to actually watch the whole film. There's a segment in there where a blind man walks Cage's character, in the dark, to a wall full of writing.. yes, my eyes would be blunging out the sockets too, but not what was written on that wall 😂

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Diane S

Nicholas Cage is a legend for a reason. This was the 5th Halloween movie we watched in 5 days on the build up to Halloween and it was the best out of the 5. Decent plot, decent acting and there was the extremely talented and underrated Nick Cage! Ignore the bad reviews. This is definitely well worth watching and with a run time of 1hr 34 mins there's enough to keep you entertained.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Synopsis

Haunted by eerie images and unexplainable messages, a man (Nicolas Cage) tries to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of his son.

Director: Uli Edel
Producer: Nicolas Chartier, Craig J. Flores, Patrick Newall, Ian Levy
Screenwriter: Dan Kay
Distributor: RLJ Entertainment
Production Co: Voltage Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m

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