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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 62/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
1,983 audience votes
Key crew
- Adrian LyneDirector
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Bruce Joel RubinWriter
Cast
- Tim RobbinsJacob
- Elizabeth PeñaJezzie
- Danny AielloLouis
- Matt CravenMichael
- Pruitt Taylor VincePaul
- Jason AlexanderGeary
- Patricia KalemberSarah
- Eriq La SalleFrank
- Ving RhamesGeorge
- Brian TarantinaDoug
- Anthony AlessandroRod
- Brent HinkleyJerry
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