Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Drama, Mystery, Horror

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1965 ★ 7.4

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2017 ★ 6.6

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2001 ★ 7.8

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1995 ★ 6.7

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1977 ★ 6.8

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1995 ★ 7.6

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2016 ★ 7.0

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.

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1984 ★ 6.1

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2004 ★ 6.2

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2010 ★ 7.7

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1999 ★ 6.1

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2013 ★ 6.0

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2022 ★ 6.7

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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010 ★ 6.1

Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.

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