Jacob's Ladder (1990)

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

Drama Mystery Horror

Director: Adrian Lyne

Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven

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Runtime113 min

Rating18

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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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Fans of director Adrian Lyne's moody, psychological style will appreciate the haunting, surreal atmosphere of Jacob's Ladder from 1990. Tim Robbins delivers a gripping performance as a Vietnam vet struggling with disturbing hallucinations and flashbacks, blurring the line between reality and madness in this compelling drama.

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Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, produced by Alan Marshall and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. It stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, an American infantryman whose experiences during his military service in Vietnam result in bizarre hallucinations. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello.