Misery (film)
1990
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- R1990 · Horror · 1h 53m
Nov 2, 1990 · "Jacob's Ladder" enters into the hallucinations of a desperate mind, and lives there. It evokes a paranoid-schizophrenic state as effectively as any film I have ever seen. Despite an ending that is intended as victorious, the movie is a thoroughly painful and depressing experience - but, it must be said, one that has been powerfully written ...
72% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 84% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by ...
- (69)
- Adrian Lyne
- R
- Tim Robbins
Nov 2, 1990 · With Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven. Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
- (118K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Adrian Lyne
- 1990-11-02
Nov 2, 1990 · 1 h 53 m. Summary The life of a traumatized Vietnam vet. begins to unravel as the line between reality and nightmarish visions becomes blurred. Drama. Horror. Mystery. Directed By: Adrian Lyne. Written By: Bruce Joel Rubin. Jacob's Ladder. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews. 62.
- (20)
- Adrian Lyne
- R
- Tim Robbins
The site's consensus reads: "Even with its disorienting leaps of logic and structure, Jacob's Ladder is an engrossing, nerve-shattering experience". [24] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [25]
Parents need to know that Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 psychological horror movie in which Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam veteran experiencing hallucinations that cause him to question his very existence. There's frequent profanity, including "f--k," "motherf----r," and a racial slur in reference to the Vietcong….
