Donnie Darko is a 2001 psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell. The film depicts the reality-bending venture of the eponymous character as he seeks the meaning and significance of his troubling end-of-the-world visions.
The film was initially slated for a direct-to-video release before being picked up by Newmarket Films. Budgeted with US$4.5 million and filme...
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Donnie Darko is a 2001 psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell. The film depicts the reality-bending venture of the eponymous character as he seeks the meaning and significance of his troubling end-of-the-world visions.
The film was initially slated for a direct-to-video release before being picked up by Newmarket Films. Budgeted with US$4.5 million and filmed over the course of 28 days, the film missed breaking even, grossing just over $4.1 million worldwide. The film has since received favorable reviews from critics and developed a large cult following, resulting in the director's cut receiving a two-disc, special edition release in 2004.
In October 1988, in Middlesex, Virginia; Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), a troubled and mentally, emotionally unstable teenager, appears to be suffering the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. At the start of the film, he has recently stopped taking his...
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