Donnie Darko
2001 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 7.8 · 80% critics
After surviving a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager starts experiencing unsettling visions of a large bunny rabbit. These visions push him toward a chain of crimes, blurring the line between what’s real and what’s imagined as his situation grows more dire.
Also known as Donnie Darko (Director's Cut)
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-01-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (13,433 votes)
- Box office
- $7,510,154
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
You’ll probably enjoy Donnie Darko if you like dark, mystery-heavy teen stories and films that invite debate—such as Mulholland Drive or 12 Monkeys; Not for you if you want a straightforward, fully explained plot.
Pros: eerie cult atmosphere; clever mystery; memorable bunny imagery | Cons: intentionally confusing; bleak, moody tone; dialogue can feel juvenile
Themes
- high school
- airplane
- parent child relationship
- presidential election
- therapist
- school performance
- halloween
- time travel
- vandalism
- melancholy
- surrealism
- loss
- +11 more
Cast & crew
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Donnie Darko
Jena Malone
as Gretchen Ross
James Duval
as Frank
Drew Barrymore
as Karen Pomeroy
Beth Grant
as Kitty Farmer
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Elizabeth Darko
Mary McDonnell
as Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne
as Eddie Darko
Noah Wyle
as Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
Katharine Ross
as Dr. Lilian Thurman
Directed by Richard Kelly