Donnie Darko

2002 • 113 minutes
4.5
313 reviews
87%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

Now in high definition – the original masterpiece. October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko, a brilliant but troubled teenager, plagued by terrifying visions which he alone knows the meaning of. With his classmate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex-teacher, nicknamed Grandma Death, he must unravel the strange occurrences affecting his school, his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as "Frank" leads Donnie to the edge of his sanity.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
313 reviews
Colin Whiteside
May 8, 2013
As horrifically, saddeningly meaningless as drowning a bag of your dead sister's puppies in a tub of drain cleaner, Donnie Darko makes me want to sit in the corner and mope to a level goths would find self-indulgent. Despite making that interminable Mad World song a Christmas number 1 in the UK it remains one of the defining movies of the early '00s.
Heidi Ward
September 5, 2015
Superb movie but do NOT buy from here as it is defective. Framerate is jerky for some reason, and 1hr 6mins into the movie the picture freezes and there is a loud hiss for 4 seconds before it carries on. I have asked for a refund
A Google user
April 15, 2015
I know the plot and the story it has it breath taking this how to make a movie right the story will show a deeper connection into donnie problems you will have to watch it to believe it enjoy folks