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Name: Jacob's Ladder
Director: Adrian Lyne
Genre: drama, horror, mystery
Released: 1990
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.4

Jacob's Ladder has an iRankMovies score of 70.8/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

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

Release:1990

Runtime:1h 53m

Country:United States

Director:Adrian Lyne

Language:English

Genre

DramaHorrorMystery

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Keywords

Vietnam VeteranNew York CityPost Traumatic Stress Disorder PtsdExperimentNightmareSubway1970sParanoia

iRank71

Jacob's Ladder rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 127K votes

Rotten Tomatoes71%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.368/10· 2K votes

With 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Jacob's Ladder

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.

Cast of Jacob's Ladder

Tim Robbins
as Jacob
Elizabeth Peña
as Jezzie
Danny Aiello
as Louis
Matt Craven
as Michael
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Paul
Jason Alexander
as Geary
Patricia Kalember
as Sarah
Eriq La Salle
as Frank
Ving Rhames
as George
Brian Tarantina
as Doug
Anthony Alessandro
as Rod
Brent Hinkley
as Jerry

Jacob's Ladder facts

Budget: $25M
Box office: $26.1M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Psychological horror builds unsettling atmosphere through ambiguity masterfully
• Experimental narrative structure keeps viewers engaged and guessing throughout
•Grotesque imagery creates memorable and genuinely disturbing visual moments