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10 Best Movies Like Jacob's Ladder

If you loved Jacob's Ladder, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#2
American Skin

American Skin

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing...

#3
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#4
Moonrise

Moonrise

1948★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police c...

#5
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's Ladder for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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