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Jacob's Ladder

2019Movie1 h 29 minR

25

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25

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Summary

After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soon realizes that his sibling is alive but life is not what it seems.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

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Fingerprint

Gets under your skin.
Keeps you on edge.
Keeps you guessing.
Pulls you in.
Weighs on you.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 18Audiences 31GoodWatch 25
Metascore31
Tomatometer4%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings1.9/5
IMDb3.6
Audience score33%
User score1.6
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589
Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+21
Released
2019
August 23, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 1
David M. Rosenthal Director
Writing · 4
Jeff Buhler Screenplay, Story
Sarah Thorpe Screenplay
Jake Wade Wall Story
Bruce Joel Rubin Original Story
Production · 13
Michael Ealy Executive Producer
Scott Holroyd Executive Producer
Alison Semenza Executive Producer
Alice Neuhauser Executive Producer
James Lopez Executive Producer
Mickey Liddell Producer
Camera · 1
Pedro Luque Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Richard Mettler Editor
Sound · 1
Atli Örvarsson Original Music Composer
Art · 3
David Brisbin Production Design
Christopher Tandon Art Direction
Cindy Carr Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
David Tabbert Costume Design
Kimberly Jones Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 15
Tim LeDoux Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark LeDoux Visual Effects Supervisor
Joshua D. Stevens Visual Effects Supervisor
Brad Kalinoski Visual Effects
Paul Song Visual Effects
Duncan Key Digital Compositor
Other crew · 5
Teddy Cheong Compositor
Luci Romberg Stunt Double
Karin Justman Stunt Double
Kade Stauduhar Visual Effects Editor
Sean Pollack CG Supervisor

Tropes

Everybody Knew Alreadyin 191 titlesJacob: Get me out of here.The FerrymanRare · in 31 titlesThe dream itself could be considered this.All 101 tropes

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