

Donnie Darko
28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end.
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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7.8/10
13,848 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $7.5M
- Language
- English
- high school
- airplane
- parent child relationship
- presidential election
- therapist
- school performance
- halloween
- time travel
- vandalism
- melancholy
- surrealism
- loss
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalUA25 Oct 2002
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2001
- PremiereAustin Film Festival11 Oct 2001
- PremiereLos Angeles, California22 Oct 2001
- TheatricalR26 Oct 2001
- PremiereMoonlit Matines Film Festival2 Aug 2003
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival (Director's Cut)29 May 2004
- Theatrical (limited)RSeattle, Washington (Director's Cut)1 Jun 2004
- Theatrical (limited)RDirector's Cut2 Jun 2004
- PremiereRRehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival12 Nov 2004
- PremiereInternational Buddhist Film Festival16 May 2009
- TheatricalRRe-Release31 Mar 2017
- Theatrical (limited)R25th Anniversary Re-Release2 Oct 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1525 Oct 2002
- TheatricalDirector's Cut27 Aug 2004
- Theatrical (limited)15Re-Release23 Dec 2016
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray26 Apr 2021
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival24 Jul 2002
- TheatricalM16 Oct 2002
- TheatricalDirector's Cut12 Aug 2004
- TheatricalRe-Release9 Jun 2016
CanadaCA
- Physical14ADVD19 Mar 2002
ArgentinaAR
- Physical16DVD6 Jun 2011
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1416 Apr 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1424 Sept 2003
CameroonCM
- Theatrical7 Dec 2001
ChileCL
- Theatrical26 Nov 2001
CzechiaCZ
- TV157 Dec 2004
Frequently asked questions
Donnie Darko was released on 19 January 2001.
Audience reviews
5- A7/10
Andres Gomez
12/20/2012
Interesting movie with several readings. As with 2001: A Space Odissey, it is needed a reading of the actual explanation for the events to fully understand the original idea ... if you are interested in such explanation ...
- W6/10
Wuchak
12/23/2019
***Cult flick with sophisticated themes, great cast, but meh story*** Released in 2001 and written/directed by Richard Kelly, "Donnie Darko" is a drama/fantasy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled California teen dogged by apparitions of a man in an evil rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit several crimes, after he narrowly escapes a peculiar accident concerning a jet engine falling from the sky. Maggie Gyl…
- R9/10
Repo Jack
10/28/2020
A complete mind-bender of a movie that put Jake Gyllenhall on the map, introduced the creepiest rabbit costume of all time, and may make you surprisingly tear up to a remake of Tears for Fears "Mad World."
- F6/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
1/22/2024
**A strange film, with a strong visual impact and a script with wild theories, but which fulfills its objective very well and is enjoyable to watch.** I saw this film very recently, and I have to agree with all those who label it “strange” or “bizarre”. Directed and written by Richard Kelly, it stars a young Jake Gyllenhaal and offers us a very complex plot where a young teenager commits several crimes under the i…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/11/2024
Jake Gyllenhaal is the eponymous teenager who just doesn't really fit in. Ever since he was a young child, he has struggled and it's only "Gretchen" (Jena Malone) who has anything to do with him. It's maybe on the psychiatrists couch that he seems most able to relax - under hypnosis - and under that influence we embark on quite a curious learning curve that follows "Donnie" from childhood through the turbulence of hi…
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