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Donnie Darko

2001 film directed by Richard Kelly
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Summary

Donnie Darko is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66,313 views/month, #292 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Kelly[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Kelly[4]
  • Composer: Michael Andrews[5]
  • Genre: comedy drama[6], fantasy film[7], science fiction film[8], drama film[9], horror film[10], mystery film[11], magic realist film[12], suspense film[13], comedy horror film[14], psychological drama film[15], psychological thriller film[16], psychological horror film[17], science fiction horror film[18], thriller film[19]
  • Followed by: S. Darko[20]
  • Cast member: Patrick Swayze[21], Mary McDonnell[22], Jake Gyllenhaal[23], Maggie Gyllenhaal[24], Katharine Ross[25], Jena Malone[26], Beth Grant[27], Noah Wyle[28], Holmes Osborne[29], Drew Barrymore[30], James Duval[31], Ashley Tisdale[32], Daveigh Chase[33], Seth Rogen[34]
  • Producer: Drew Barrymore[35], Nancy Juvonen[36]
  • Production company: Flower Films[37]
  • Director of photography: Steven Poster[38]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[39]
  • Commons category: Donnie Darko[40]
  • Soundtrack release: Donnie Darko – Music From The Original Motion Picture Score[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 8.1/10[43], 87%[44], 71/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: United States[47]
  • Publication date: January 19, 2001[48], October 26, 2001[49], January 30, 2002[50], December 18, 2003[51], 2001[52]
  • Has edition or translation: Donnie Darko (The Director's Cut)[53]
  • Distributed by: Moviemax[54]
  • Narrative location: Iowa[55]
  • Official website: https://donniedarkowebsite.com[56]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Donnie Darko[57]
  • Filming location: Long Beach[58], Santa Monica[59]
  • Main subject: destiny[60], adolescence[61], agency[62]

Why It Matters

Donnie Darko has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Related Entities

Ashley Tisdale Daveigh Chase Drew Barrymore film Iowa Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Jerry Trainor Katharine Ross Maggie Gyllenhaal Mary McDonnell Noah Wyle Patrick Swayze Seth Rogen United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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