The extra scenes slow the narrative momentum, but Jake Gyllenhaal's breakthrough role as disturbed teenager Donnie still captivates, while Kelly's astute meditations on life, death and mental ...

Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers, and his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a ...

and Ellen DeGeneres' production company about hosting her own talk show. Donnie Darko is a 2001 cult psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal ...