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Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

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Donnie Darko

"28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end."

2001

1h 54m

7.8(13561 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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.

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Flower Films

Newmarket Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Donnie Darko

Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Gretchen Ross

James Duval

James Duval

Frank

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Karen Pomeroy

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Kitty Farmer

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Elizabeth Darko

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Rose Darko

Holmes Osborne

Holmes Osborne

Eddie Darko

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff

Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Dr. Lilian Thurman

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Kelly
Written by: Richard Kelly
Produced by: Adam Fields
Nancy Juvonen

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