Movie #153: Donnie Darko

Movie #: 153
Movie Title: Donnie Darko
Year Released: 2001

Director: Richard Kelly
Notable Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle

Short Description: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

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IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #53
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 3/16/2016

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)

Rationale: If I were basing my grade on the first and only time I had previously watched this movie I would have given it the lowest grade possible. Luckily for Donnie Darko’s sake I had to watch it again and came away not flat out despising it. All I can say is this is one heck of a bizarre movie that needs multiple viewings to fully grasp the concept of a schizophrenic kid obsessing about time travel and seeing a demonic looking bunny that tells him to commit crimes like vandalism, arson, and murder.