During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days. When Donnie returns home, he finds that a jet engine has crashed into his bedroom. Is Donnie living in a parallel universe, is he suffering from mental illness - or will the world really end?
Release date: January 19, 2001 (USA)
Director: Richard Kelly
Sequel: S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale
Featured song: Mad World
Distributed by: Pandora Cinema, Newmarket Films, United Artists
Box office: $7.5 million