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2001 · 114 min · R

Donnie Darko

Directed by Richard Kelly · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Donnie Darko (2001) is a Fantasy film, directed by Richard Kelly set in Virginia during the 1980s, in fall. It runs 114 minutes and is rated R.

A time travel and psychological horror, with a surreal dreamlike and melancholic tone. Themes of fate & destiny and madness / loss of sanity play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Michael Andrews
Cinematography
Steven Poster
Cast
Jake GyllenhaalJena MaloneJames DuvalDrew BarrymoreBeth GrantMaggie GyllenhaalMary McDonnellHolmes Osborne

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Virginia
Setting
Suburban
When
1980s
Season
Fall

Premise & themes

Premise
Time TravelPsychological Horror
Themes
Fate & DestinyMadness / Loss Of Sanity
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
Surreal DreamlikeMelancholicBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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