Jacob's Ladder
Summary: 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...
Runtime: 1 h 53 min
MPAA: R
Production: Carolco Pictures
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Image Entertainment, Live Home Video, Avid Home Entertainment, Artisan Entertainment, Pioneer Entertainment, CBS Media Ventures, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, HBO Max, International Video Entertainment (IVE), Paramount Domestic Television, TBS Superstation, Trifecta Entertainment and Media, Worldvision Enterprises
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 25,000,000
Domestic: $ 26,118,851
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