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Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's Ladder

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.
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User Score1,911 ratings
TMDB 7.416+19901h 53mEnglish
DramaMysteryHorror

Synopsis

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.

Director
Adrian LyneFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Carolco Pictures1 production companies
Release
November 2, 1990Released
Box Office
$26MBudget $25M

Top Cast

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Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Jacob
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Peña
Jezzie
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
Louis
Matt Craven
Matt Craven
Michael
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Paul
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Geary
Patricia Kalember
Patricia Kalember
Sarah
Eriq La Salle
Eriq La Salle
Frank

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Reviews

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GenerationofSwine
Jan 12, 2023

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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