Would my equivalent to the bunny be nicolas cage?
Donnie Darko
28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end.
Rating
4.5 (4)
Release Date
1/19/2001Runtime
114 minsOverview
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.
How It Feels
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A haunting psychological puzzle wrapped around the fever dream of suburban adolescence, where reality fractures under the weight of unexplained visions and apocalyptic dread. Watching it feels like being trapped inside someone's unraveling mind, beautiful and deeply unsettling in equal measure.
Mood
UnsettlingMelancholicDread-soakedParanoid
Themes
IdentityComing of ageMortality
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
DesaturatedHandheld
Structure
Nonlinear
Jake Gyllenhaal
Donnie Darko
Jena Malone
Gretchen Ross
James Duval
Frank
Drew Barrymore
Karen Pomeroy
Beth Grant
Kitty Farmer
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Elizabeth Darko
Mary McDonnell
Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne
Eddie Darko
Noah Wyle
Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
Katharine Ross
Dr. Lilian Thurman
Patrick Swayze
Jim Cunningham
Daveigh Chase
Samantha Darko
Reviews
Stephanie Tanner would have been perfect for Sparkle Motion.
I haven't watched this in probably fifteen years. I was excited to notice Spencer from iCarly and a brunette Ashley Tisdale in the assembly scene. I wish that actually wasn't Seth Rogen because I like liking him.
Even with all of the parts I had forgotten in fifteen years, the Mad World montage at the end always stays. What a perfect song choice and a perfect ending.
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