Donnie Darko

(2001)Directed by Richard Kelly114 min · RFantasy, Drama, Mystery
28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end.

Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), a troubled teenager in suburban Illinois, sleepwalks away from a jet engine that crashes through his bedroom. Frank (James Duval), a figure in a rotting rabbit suit, tells him the world will end in twenty-eight days. Richard Kelly follows Donnie through October 1988 as he grows certain that survival sometimes means accepting loss, and that some people matter more than others.

Jake Gyllenhaalas Donnie Darko
Jena Maloneas Gretchen Ross
James Duvalas Frank
Drew Barrymoreas Karen Pomeroy
Beth Grantas Kitty Farmer
Maggie Gyllenhaalas Elizabeth Darko
Mary McDonnellas Rose Darko
Holmes Osborneas Eddie Darko
Noah Wyleas Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
Katharine Rossas Dr. Lilian Thurman
Patrick Swayzeas Jim Cunningham
Daveigh Chaseas Samantha Darko
Arthur Taxieras Dr. Fisher
David St. Jamesas Bob Garland
Patience Clevelandas Roberta Sparrow / Grandma Death
Jazzie Mahannahas Joanie James
Jolene Purdyas Cherita Chen
David Morelandas Principal Cole
Kristina Malotaas Susie Bates
Marina Malotaas Emily Bates
Phyllis Lyonsas Anne Fisher
Gary Lundyas Sean Smith
Alex Greenwaldas Seth Devlin