#17. Donnie Darko (2001)
April 2, 2021
– Director: Richard Kelly
– Stacker score: 92.8
– Metascore: 88
– IMDb user rating: 8.0
– Runtime: 113 minutes
The ultimate modern day cult classic, “Donnie Darko” tells the story of a troubled teenager (Jake Gyllenhaal) who narrowly escapes death, and proceeds to grapple with metaphysical phenomenon and a hallucinatory bunny. Thanks to the film’s mind-bending premise, there are many theories as to what it all means. A subsequent director’s cut provided more questions and frustrations than it did answers.
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