With Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones. A desperate man makes a deal with the devil in hopes of having all his earthly dreams come true.A desperate man makes a deal with the devil in hopes of making all his earthly dreams come true. A desperate musician makes a deal with the devil in hopes of making all his earthly dreams come true. Constantine cuts a deal with the Devil (Peter Stormare) instead, offering up intel about Satan's son's plan to usurp his father in Hell. This was not a demon or Devil film but a vengeful ghost film. A 'Deal with the Devil' is a narrative trope where a character makes a pact with the Devil or a demonic figure in exchange for worldly desires. By Bilge Ebiri, a film critic for New York and Vulture. Maria Hofstatter in The Devil's Bath. "One night, in the year 1713 I dreamed I had made a pact with the devil for my soul.