Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder (1990) unfurls as a descent into madness for Vietnam War veteran Jacob Singer, whose fractured psyche gives way to a barrage of hallucinations and nightmarish flashbacks. As reality warps and his loved ones become unreliable fixtures, Singer's grip on sanity loosens further. His girlfriend Jezzie and ex-wife Sarah offer fragile support, but even the bemused presence of his chiropractor friend Louis cannot tether him to the world of the sane. The film is a relentless unraveling, a portrait of a mind collapsing under the weight of its own torment.