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.
Jacob's Ladder has generally received positive reviews.
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Jacob's Ladder was released in 1990 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 733 reviews, giving Jacob's Ladder (1990) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 72%.
With a score of 67%, Jacob's Ladder is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1990 with similar scores include films like Cry-Baby, Darkman and Night of the Living Dead.
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