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

Alternative Titles

Donnie Darko DC, Donnie Darko (Director's Cut), Донні Дарко, Donnie Darko - Karanlık Yolculuk, 怵目驚魂28天, Дони Дарко, ドニー・ダーコ

mystery drama fantasy

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Review by tasha 🌙 ★★★★★ 5

me: this is a masterpiece
also me: has to google "what is donnie darko about"
Review by katie ★★★★★ 13

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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 Jyn ★★★★ 7

me at a party: ok ill have one drink...
me after said drink: first of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario - It just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants. That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. What's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?
Review by brat pitt ★★★★★ 23

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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 Lucy ★★★★★ 14

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“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 katie ★★★★★ 11

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 ★★★★★ 4

if you see me with the 28:06:42:12 tattoo on my arm in a few months mind your business. i am simply vibing
Review by Taz ★★★★★ 1

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i too would figure out time travel just so i could die
Review by katie ★★★★★ 3

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if you ever feel like dying, just remember that Donnie Darko sacrificed himself for our sins and that He loved all of his children. :)
Review by niceguys ★★★★ 1

sOmEtImEs I dOuBt YoUr CoMmItMeNt To SpArKlE mOtIoN
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★½ 28

Ugh lol, like Jake did a good job and the concept is super cool but I hate how it was executed. This movie would be a masterpiece if it didn't act like it was a masterpiece the entire time.
Review by jules ★★★★½ 3

who would win in a fight lady bird or donnie darko

Recent reviews

Review by kikilar ★★★★½

This fucking gem is on youtube. Now everyone go watch it!
Review by Kas

SPENCER SHAy FROm iCArLY Is THat YOU??
Review by anniesmitth ★★★★★

every watch gets more confusing. mad world
Review by EL0 ★★★★★

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One of many films from when I was a kid that I never properly watched. And now after seeing it through, it's rather regrettable that I didn't watch it back then. Like most people, I had the demon bunny imagery glued to mind from random times I would catch this on cable, and it baffles me that I wasn't more intent on going through it.
Donnie Darko is teeming with cult classic vibes; featuring perfectly cued humor throughout, a young Gyllenhaal, a dark, angsty high-school setting, and an amazing cast. What a time capsule. I've always loved Jena Malone from another similar cult classic-esque film, Saved!, but her role as Gretchen Ross is arguably as perfect alongside Gyllenhaal. And with…
Review by Alef ★★★½

Essa obra é de respeito. Jake Gyllenhaal protagonizando, um roteiro rico com uma abordagem unida sobre viagem no tempo, uma narrativa fluida com um enredo complexo - ambas são melhores aproveitados na versão do diretor. Também gostei muito das criticas que o filme lança, em suma maioria partindo do Donnie. Fora a trilha sonora que é simplesmente perfeita.
Quality: 720p SDR on J4300 32' [Bluray]
Audio: English, with Portuguese subtitles. TV Speakers.
Experience: 1/1. GF's home with her.
Review by Luca Vogel ★★★★½

“mad world“
Review by towniebymitski ★★★★

as a concept donnie is cute and sweet, but if i saw him on the street I'd hit him over the head w a metal chair
Review by Chloe ★★★★★

after 20 years of saying "yeah I'll watch that one day" I finally watched it
weird and kinda confusing but I really enjoyed it
Review by isobel oleary ★★★★½

what the fuck-
Review by derincakir ★★★½

Minik jake🥰🥰
Review by mags ★★★★★

this film was so cool i loved the concept
Review by sheridan ★★★

I’d have a crush on Donnie if I went to high school with him.