donnie darko

donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by richard kelly. set in october 1988, the film follows donnie darko, who is played by jake gyllenhaal, a troubled teenager who inadvertently escapes a bizarre accident by sleepwalking. he has visions of frank, a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days.