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Donnie Darko

“28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end.”

2001 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Richard Kelly
DramaMysterySci-Fi

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Mary McDonnell Holmes Osborne Maggie Gyllenhaal Daveigh Chase

Credits

Written by: Richard Kelly

Plot

A troubled teenager in a Virginia suburb in 1988, Donnie, is saved from a freak accident by Frank, a man in a rabbit suit, who tells him that the world will end in 28 days, in a strange, cult science-fiction mystery.

Sinekatalog’s take

A strange, atmospheric and cult sci-fi mystery.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (922,692 votes)
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