Donnie Darko

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Readers' Rating: 71/100

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Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a troubled young man growing up in an apparently functional comfortable suburban American family. After escaping from near death because he hears the voice of a six-foot-tall bunny, Donnie is led by the bunny to create havoc that is both destructive and creative.

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2001
USA
122 minutes
Studio/distributor: Newmarket

Rated R for language, some drug use and violence.

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I could only glean flashes of inventiveness and style in Richard Kelly’s direction and writing. - Jaime Christley

Promises a feast, but when the film ends, you are left only with the scraps. - Derek Smith

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