Jacob's Ladder

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

7.4(1,845)19901h 53m

DramaMysteryHorror

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 Lyne

Budget

$25.0M

Revenue

$26.1M

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Cast

Tim Robbins

Jacob

Elizabeth Peña

Jezzie

Danny Aiello

Louis

Matt Craven

Michael

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Paul

Jason Alexander

Geary

Patricia Kalember

Sarah

Eriq La Salle

Frank

Ving Rhames

George

Brian Tarantina

Doug

Anthony Alessandro

Rod

Brent Hinkley

Jerry

Reviews

1 review

GenerationofSwine

3y ago

10.0

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 wi...