Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a 2001 film, the first by writer and director Richard Kelly. Set in 1988, the movie is a psychological science fiction film about a boy named Donnie Darko who, after narrowly escaping death, has visions of a giant rabbit named Frank who predicts when the world will end. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Criticism

Donnie Darko has occasionally been attacked for encouraging and romanticizing suicidal behaviour and insanity. Fans often respond that this misses the point, and looks at the film from exactly the shallow level of thought it is trying to combat.

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