Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990-11-02 • 1h 53m • R •
Drama Mystery Horror
7.4
User Score
1800 votes

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

Overview

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.

Adrian Lyne

Director

Bruce Joel Rubin

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$26,118,851

Runtime

1h 53m

Release Date

1990-11-02

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Reviews

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12T01:00:26.921Z

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.