Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob's Ladder

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2019,

1h 29m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

A needless remake that quickly loses sight of the themes that elevated the original, this is a Jacob's Ladder that leads straight to nowhere.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Aug 23, 2019

2/5

This reimagining is more focused on paranoia and the relationship between Jacob and Isaac than it is creating a terrifying metaphor for PTSD, and the horror element is largely forgotten. It doesn't really offer any depth beyond that, either.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Aug 23, 2019

1/4

Only the commitment from the always-solid Michael Ealy saves it from being one of the worst movies of the year.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Aug 23, 2019

The new "Jacob's Ladder" plays like a half-hearted sketch of the movie it could have been.

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

Jul 3, 2024

a literal-minded and outward-looking reskinning of Lyne’s elliptical and introspective journey through hell that’s as pointless as it is dull.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Oct 27, 2020

3/10

This was disrespectful... not a film that can stand by itself.

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Mark H. Harris

Black Horror Movies

Nov 15, 2019

2.3/5

While it's a competent production overall, Jacob's Ladder redux is ultimately pointless, just an inferior spin on the original that is the latest in a long line of unnecessary, ineffectual horror remakes.

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David M. Rosenthal

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Michael Ealy

Jacob Singer

Jesse Williams

Isaac "Ike" Singer

Nicole Beharie

Samantha Singer

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Synopsis

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.

Director: David M. Rosenthal
Producer: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Jennifer Monroe, Will Packer, Michael J. Gaeta, Alison R. Rosenzweig
Screenwriter: Jeff Buhler, Sarah Thorpe
Distributor: LD Entertainment, Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Will Packer Productions, LD Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Drug Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 23, 2019
Runtime: 1h 29m

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