Review of Jacob's Ladder (1942) by Harry S — 07 Oct 2008

The ONLY movie to scare the crap out of me. That's hard to do.

This review of Jacob's Ladder (1942) was written by Harry S on 07 Oct 2008.

Jacob's Ladder has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jude P (456) on 06 Mar 2015

It would have been better if I didn't watch this. Still after few days I cannot put 2 + 2 together - nothings add to me , simple as that…

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By Jon H (834) on 23 Jul 2018

Jacob's Ladder has attained cult status and rightly so- this is a haunting psychological horror film with some surreal imagery and scenes which…

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This film is about as original as it is weird…

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Knowing the ending here really does spoil the experience of the movie, unlike with other mysteries, where long sought knowledge at last adds…

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