Jacob's Ladder

Name: Jacob's Ladder
Director: Adrian Lyne
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1990-11-02
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince

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

Drama Horror Mystery

7.4

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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.

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DirectorAdrian Lyne

Keywords

vietnam veterannew york citypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)experimentnightmaresubway1970sparanoiahallucinationcar bombgriefmemorychemistdemonpostal workerfigment of imaginationoneiricchiropractor

Budget$25M

Box Office$26M