framethrowerSign up for free

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Directed by Adrian Lyne · Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball

R113 min50 frames

DramaMysteryHorror

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from Jacob’s Ladder

16 of 50 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A person sleeps in a bed with soft pillows and light-colored bedding. The room is dark and illuminated…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: wide — A wide river landscape is illuminated by the intense orange light of sunset. Two helicopters fly at a low…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a bed positioned near a window covered by translucent curtains. A young man…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit tavern corner with a small wooden table beneath a pendant lamp. Two young men sit…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A man lies supine on a black-upholstered chair above a light-toned wooden floor. He stares upward with…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A dark clinical setting with metallic equipment attached directly to the subject's skull. The man wears…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: medium — A sunlit room features patterned textiles and a lamp visible against a white wall. A woman in a floral…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, enclosed space with dark walls and indistinct equipment in the background. A young man…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: establishing — A dense urban landscape features brick apartment buildings under a warm orange dusk sky. The…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: medium — An interior space features tiled walls and floor, suggesting an institutional or medical setting. A…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A clinical space is illuminated by a single high-intensity metal desk lamp overhead. A middle-aged man…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A person lies on the ground in a dimly lit, dark environment. The figure looks toward the camera with…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: closeup — A man reclines in an off-white porcelain bathtub filled with clear water. He looks directly upward at…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: wide — A dense riverbank area features tall reeds and a muddy embankment. Two men prepare equipment next to a…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: wide — Two transport helicopters are silhouetted against a dense, golden-hued sunset sky filled with clouds. Both…Jacob’s Ladder (1990) movie still: wide — A group of mourners walks through an overgrown cemetery filled with old stone monuments. The people carry…
Jacob’s Ladder (1990) — © Carolco Pictures

Jacob’s Ladder — official trailer

What is Jacob’s Ladder about?

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, produced by Alan Marshall and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. It stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, an American infantryman whose experiences during his military service in Vietnam result in bizarre hallucinations. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello.

Second paragraph from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where can you watch Jacob’s Ladder?

US availability for Jacob’s Ladder (1990). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in Jacob’s Ladder?

Who made Jacob’s Ladder?

What does the cinematography of Jacob’s Ladder look like?

Sampled across 50 frames, the coverage of Jacob’s Ladder leans on medium shots (38% of the sample) and close-ups (32%). Cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball keeps 60% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 54% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Jacob’s Ladder?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Jacob’s Ladder (1990) are #312e2a, #101010, #54504d, #443a33, #504936, #777366 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #312e2a
  • #101010
  • #54504d
  • #443a33
  • #504936
  • #777366

See the full Jacob’s Ladder colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

Jacob’s Ladder ranks in

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 50 frames of Jacob’s Ladder (1990), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by Adrian Lyne

More Drama films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.