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Jacob's Ladder

1990 · 113 min

A disorienting, deeply unsettling descent through fractured memory and grief, where reality keeps slipping and dread lingers long after.

Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Horror
Starring
Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello
Tagline
The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.
Overview
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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Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Horror
Starring
Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • memory
  • identity
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, mystery, horror
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring
Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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