Directed by:
Richard KellyScreenplay:
Richard KellyCinematography:
Steven PosterComposer:
Michael AndrewsCast:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, Mary McDonnell, James Duval, Patrick Swayze, David St. James, Seth Rogen, Jena Malone (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self-help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jake Gyllenhaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226551_f35e57.jpg)
Jake Gyllenhaal
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Covenant (2023)
![Holmes Osborne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677250_a11e9c.jpg)
Holmes Osborne
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Identity (2003)
Unthinkable (2010)
![Maggie Gyllenhaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/080/166080621_fe4de1.jpg)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
![Daveigh Chase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886277_6cbae9.jpg)
Daveigh Chase
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Ring (2002)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
![Mary McDonnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440444_882671.png)
Mary McDonnell
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![James Duval](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273947_721bcf.jpg)
James Duval
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Doe Boy (2001)
Independence Day (1996)
![Patrick Swayze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886253_759723.jpg)
Patrick Swayze
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Ghost (1990)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![David St. James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405065_66219a.jpg)
David St. James
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Contact (1997)
![Seth Rogen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723541_4db634.jpg)
Seth Rogen
Canada
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
50/50 (2011)
![Jena Malone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/054/161054279_5bc0df.png)
Jena Malone
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![Noah Wyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/772/162772841_31fa9a.png)
Noah Wyle
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Swing Kids (1993)
Fail Safe (2000) (TV movie)
![Drew Barrymore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847696_544fac.jpg)
Drew Barrymore
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
![Jolene Purdy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/118/165118487_a80a70.jpg)
Jolene Purdy
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Unseen (2023)
![Katharine Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273044_571ef7.jpg)
Katharine Ross
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Graduate (1967)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Lisa K. Wyatt
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Intermission (2003)
The Crazies (2010)
![Beth Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434678_37775d.jpg)
Beth Grant
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Donnie Darko (2001)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Ashley Tisdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/116/164116136_ae3d06.jpg)
Ashley Tisdale
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) (TV movie)
A Bug's Life (1998)
![Jerry Trainor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/238/166238113_42f2cb.jpg)
Jerry Trainor
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Evolution (2001)
Best Player (2011) (TV movie)
![Fran Kranz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279444_b21c51.jpg)
Fran Kranz
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Training Day (2001)
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Gary Lundy
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Senior Skip Day (2008)