Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Directed by

Adrian Lyne

Genre

drama film, horror film, war film, psychological horror fiction, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,919 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After serving in Vietnam, a soldier starts seeing strange and frightening visions. He tries to piece together what is real as his hallucinations get worse.

disturbingpsychedelicgrimdisorientingsuspensefulnightmarishbleakclaustrophobic

What happens

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. Jacob's Ladder was produced by Carolco Pictures and released by Tri-Star Pictures on November 2, 1990, ten years after being written by Rubin. The film garnered a cult following, and its plot and special effects became a source of influence for various other works, such as the Silent Hill video game series. A remake was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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