2001 · sci-fi · drama · thriller
Donnie Darko
Directed by Richard Kelly1h 54m2001
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.
Our read: Donnie Darko (2001) reads as a sombre, steady, surreal sci-fi · drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured sci-fi / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- surreal
- twisty
Watching Donnie Darko tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
Your lens for tonight
?
Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
More info & search links
How Donnie Darko feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a moody cult mystery about a troubled teen, time loops, and fate.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if you want clear plots or dislike surreal teen-angst stories.
Eight films that feel like this one.
Closest in the twelve-axis space, not “people also liked”. All films like Donnie Darko, with why →
Discussion
Make it a movie night.
Pick a mood, get a film the whole couch will enjoy, and give everyone something to watch for.
Pick tonight's film →