Donnie Darko is a 2001 American
science fiction psychological thriller drama film, written and directed by
Richard Kelly, and starring
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Drew Barrymore,
Patrick Swayze,
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Noah Wyle,
Jena Malone, and
Mary McDonnell. The film depicts the adventures of the title character, a teenager, as he seeks the meaning and significance behind his troubling
Doomsday-related visions.