Donnie Darko
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- Synopsis
- Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a bright and charming high-school student who also has a dark and willfully eccentric side; he does little to mask his contempt for many of his peers and enjoys challenging the authority of the adults around him....
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- Director(s)
- Richard Kelly
- Distributor(s)
- Newmarket Films, Pandora Film
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Kelly, the 26-year-old writer-director of this excitingly original indie vision, shares more artistically with Wes Anderson or Paul Thomas Anderson than he does with Spielberg or John Hughes, but the point is, he's out on his own here. He swings big -- with flair.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Jan StuartAdd Critic to Favorites
If you let it be what it is, Donnie Darko will knock you flat.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Appealingly, the movie has a certain lightness -- like the aforementioned butterfly -- which makes its foreboding qualities surprisingly user-friendly.Read the full review
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James Franco, 'Donnie Darko' And Hilarious One-Liners Collide In This 'General Hospital' Promo
11/12/09 I spent many of my younger, carefree college days planted on the couch -- and missing class, incidentally -- watching "Days of Our Lives." | MTV Movies Blog -
'The Box' Director Richard Kelly Is 'Keeping An Open Mind,' Skirts Around 'Breaking Dawn' Question
11/06/09 Today, the latest effort from "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly -- recent MTV Movies Blog guest editor -- hits theaters: " The Box ." | MTV Movies Blog -
Mr. Beaks And Richard Kelly Rummage Through THE BOX!
11/05/09 When I chatted with Richard Kelly several months ago , I walked away with the impression that THE BOX was going to be a smart, but largely conventional suspense flick based on Richard Matheson's super-short story "Button, Button". | Ain't It Cool News -
EXCLUSIVE: 'The Box' Director And Guest Blogger Richard Kelly On Working With Cameron Diaz
10/30/09 I first met Cameron Diaz on the set of "Charlie's Angels" in the spring of 2000. | MTV Movies Blog -
Patrick Swayze, The Cullen Family And Jessica Simpson's Dog In Today's Twitter-Wood
09/15/09 Though Patrick Swayze 's extensive career prompted massive tweeting about "Dirty Dancing," "Point Break" and "Ghost" today, it's important not to forget some of his less prominent contributions from "Donnie Darko" and "Saturday Night Live." Richard Kelly and Seth Meyers were just two of the many mourners who showed up in the Twitter-Wood feed to share such memories. | MTV Movies Blog -
Our Favorite Montages: Donnie Darko
08/27/09 Moviefone I'm not sure that much can really compare to Erik's inaugural choice ( Footloose and "Let's Hear it for the Boy" ), but the Tears for Fears montage near the beginning of Donnie Darko is, by far, my most favorite in years. | Cinematical.com -
Richard Kelly Will ‘Never Ever Ever’ Be Involved In A ‘Donnie Darko’ Sequel
08/04/09 When Kelly talked with MTV's Josh Horowitz, the director couldn't have been more clear that he has nothing to do with this rumored third film. | MTV Movies Blog -
'Funny People' Star Seth Rogen Was In 'Donnie Darko'?! Plus Other Rogen Cameos
07/31/09 If anyone out there hasn't caught on yet, I'm talking about and to Seth Rogen. | MTV Movies Blog -
Knicks closing in on Donnie-Darko deal
06/24/09 The Knicks are on the verge of acquiring the second pick of the NBA draft. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Film: Newswire: Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales) talks about his new movie
06/19/09 Sci Fi Wire has bits of an interview with Richard Kelly discussing his upcoming movie The Box . | The A.V. Club