Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.

7.4 (1,925) 1h 53m 1990DramaMysteryHorror

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$26,118,851

Release Date

November 2, 1990

Popularity

4

Director

Adrian Lyne

Writer

Bruce Joel Rubin

Producer

Bruce Joel Rubin

Producer

Alan Marshall

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Reviews

GenerationofSwine

Trippy. No, you probably didn't read that right. I meant to write it in a way that sounded more like a stoner. Tripppy? Tttttrrrrrriiiippppppyyyyy, duuuude. Something like that. Anyway, I love Tim Robbins as an actor and you should take that statement into consideration when I say that this is one of his better films. What I can say is that a doctor goes to Vietnam, and then leaves his wife, marries someone else becomes a Postal Employee, and that is about as much as I can honestly say without throwing the spoiler alert up. It is one of those movies where everything you love about the plot would be a red flag on the spoiler radar... so watch it, enjoy it, you won't be disappointed. And you will see what I am talking about with the spoilers when you get there.

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