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Donnie Darko
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MPAA RATING: R for language, some drug use and violence
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, and Katharine Ross
A genre-busting fable that blasts the American suburban drama into a wildly imaginative realm of time travel, alternative universes and the manipulation of one's fate. (IFC Films)
| GENRE(S): | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-fi |
| WRITTEN BY: | Richard Kelly |
| DIRECTED BY: | Richard Kelly |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 19, 2002 Video: March 19, 2002 Theatrical: October 26, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 122 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 309 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
I may have given this movie a 10, however, i do not feel it deserves a 10. Far from it. This movie deserves atleast a 14! The most thought provoking movie i've ever seen. I watched it twice(!) and i never watch movies twice. Out of the thousands of movies i have watched in my life time, i must say that only Ben-Hur and Silence of the Lambs were better than Donnie Darko. The ending is pretty depressing, but then again, i dont think any other ending could have fit the script nature and theme. Woe unto thee who gave this movie a 0, no one should go without seeing this movie!!!
Buzz T gave it a10:
Not easy to understand, but worth watching! It kinda blew my mind.
Patrick D gave it a10:
I think the thing people are mostly moaning about is the thing I love about donnie darko, the fact that it's hard to understand, which leads people to say it's pretentious because it's trying to be too clever or whatever. But, fair enouhg if you don't, but im so fed up with all those blockbuster movies which give a happy, wrapped-up ending where you don't have to work anything out because the film spoon-feeds you the narrative. I think the start and ending of donnie darko are the things that define it fantastically, at the start of your average hollywood film there's a killing or an explosion, while with donnie darko it's the main character lifting himself up from the ground on top of a hill. And with the ending, other films wrap it up for you with a happy ending, the hero going into the sunset or whatever, while in donnie darko it's a wave by gretchen and donnie's mom. And I admit I don't completely understand it, but I honeslty don't think that needs to be part of a film's criteria, needing to understand it, aslong as you enjoy it, who cares? And in the end i think donnie darko is different, beautiful, sad, brilliantly acted and generally amazing.
Eric gave it a10:
There is no excuse for an Indie movie being this good. Its different yes, but intriguing none the less. I was blown away by this movie and insisted on discussing it with my friends for roughly the next four hours. Sit back, don't expect the expected, and you will have a great time.
Ryan K gave it a10:
One of the best movies I've seen. If you can't relate with the main character you most likely were a dick in high school.
R W gave it a10:
This is one of the few movies I had to rewatch to see if I missed something. The visual for the time portals was not very good and its concept was not great, but it did not detract from the story too badly.
Shannon P. gave it a5:
This is two movies mashed into one. The first is a clever black comedy, covering similar territory to Heathers and other 20-something movies based on characters nominally in their teens. For this, the movie is well written, cast, and acted. Though hardly original, it is vitally amusing. The other movie--the attempt to do something new with the genre--involves a jumbled and pretentious mix of pseudo-psychology and pseudo-science. If you think you may care about either, unless you confuse confusion with art, you won’t by the end of this film. The dull and dark cinematography only adds to the pseudo-intellectual tedium.
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