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Donnie Darko

2001 Directed by Richard Kelly

You can never go too far

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Patrick Swayze Maggie Gyllenhaal Drew Barrymore Beth Grant Holmes Osborne Daveigh Chase Mary McDonnell James Duval Arthur Taxier Katharine Ross Patience Cleveland David St. James Jazzie Mahannah Jolene Purdy David Moreland Noah Wyle Kristina Malota Marina Malota Scotty Leavenworth Phyllis Lyons Gary Lundy Alex Greenwald Stuart Stone Joan Blair Seth Rogen Mark Hoffman Jerry Trainor Show All…

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Review by Katie ★★★★★ 13

that scene where donnie tells ms. farmer to forcibly insert the lifeline exercise card into her anus is why Jake Gyllenhaal is the greatest actor of all time.
Review by Grooveman ★★★★★ 7

"Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."
Review by brat pitt ★★★★★ 10

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

yo donnie darko he was just 16 when he found a very strange book to read
it was all about a realm unseen
(he's gonna save the world cause he's donnie darko)
when a bunny named frank showed up to assist
donnie darko decided to follow it
there was a great big crash and everything changed
his mental health got all rearranged
when he first woke up he realized
that frank the bunny had saved his life
he could see people's fates, futures, & time
he was much more emo than the other guys
it was then donnie knew what he had to do
he had to let the jet engine fall through his roof
he's here to die for me and you
he's gonna save the world cause he's donnie darko
gonna save the world cause he's donnie darko
gonna save the world cause he's *whispers* donnie darko
Review by Katie ★★★★★ 6

the most unrealistic thing about this movie is that no one but two people would show up for an evil dead screening on halloween??? sounds REALLY fake but okay
Review by Lucy ★★★★★ 8

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

“so what do i tell the other kids when they ask about you?”

“tell them that everything is gonna be just fine”

donnie darko is still maybe the most brilliant movie i’ve yet to see in my lifetime. on the surface it can be cold and achingly confusing, weaving a plot that hardly leaves dots to even connect. but peeling back it’s layers, reading lengthy articles, rewatching it again and again and again, it proves to be a sickly sweet treasure for the right people who view it at the right time and feel the right way about it

there are so many ways to interpret it and so many things to take away from it. a dark high school…
Review by Andy Summers ★★★★★ 35

When it's your birthday you get your favorite supper, your favorite tipple, birthday sex and the pick of what to watch on the television. For me it was a lovely birthday and of course the movie of choice was my all time favorite "Donnie Darko".
I saw this for the first time back in 2002 and couldn't get it out of my head for weeks. It had an unusual effect on me. I've seen thousands of films, but rarely has one lingered quite so much on my conscience. Without doubt a "cult film", this had so many different theories as to what it was really all about, it would make your head spin.In truth I became a little obsessed. I…

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Review by LordCheddar ★★★★★ 1

Third time, god i need to stop because I've got so many films I need to actually watch holy shit
Review by Jeremy Elliott ★★★★★

“I just hope, that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.”

Donnie Darko is such a weird, beautiful, funny, dark, and unique movie. Every time I watch it I feel something different. After each viewing I always find myself reading articles and watching YouTube videos just to see how others experienced it.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jena Malone are phenomenal and stand out among the rest of the great cast. The “cameos” from future Disney/Nickelodeon actors are also hilarious to see.

The story, while very difficult to follow at times, kept me invested the whole time. Keep in mind I didn’t see the directors…
Review by Leo Matthews ★★★★½

Seth Rogen is the only bad thing about this movie.

"I like your boobs."
Review by peteyferrer ★★★ 1

anyone who calls this shit their favorite movie wants you to suck their cock, then tip their fedora in gratitude after you swallow. it’s for people who wanna feel like they’re on a smarter than everyone else bc they themselves lack any and all social skills. the acting in this shit is decent but it’s ruined by the writer’s/director’s desire to come up w the most objective/weird shit possible.
Review by lawizeg

i never review (distinctly unqualified), but i thought this would be a home run for me but it wasn't, surprisingly. i kind of want to explore it some more but i didn't like it that much :^(
Review by Andresdelo ★★★★★

Ya tocaba ponerle el 10
Review by piulinn ★★★★★

i'm trying to maintain my grasp on sanity right now as we speak please i need help
Review by Zai57 ★★★ 1

Everyone kept telling me how brilliant it was and how it has some hidden message. I feel dumb in admitting that I could not see any of that. I felt bored at times.
Not my cup of tea! I perhaps am not as amazing of a movie lover as those guys/girls are.
Review by Jill Spero ★★★★★

how does this movie get better but more confusing every time you watch it???