Donnie Darko

Donnie (Gyllenhaal) is a bright and charming high school student who also has a dark and willfully eccentric side; he does little to mask his contempt for many of his peers and enjoys challenging the authority of the adults around him. Frank, a monstrous six-foot rabbit that only Donnie can see who often urges him to perform dangerous and destructive pranks, also visits Donnie on occasion. Late one night Frank leads Donnie out of his home to inform him that the world will come to an end in less than a month; moments later, the engine of a jet aircraft comes crashing through the ceiling of Donnie's room, making him think there might be something to Frank's prophesies after all. The rest of Donnie's world is only marginally less bizarre, as he finds himself dealing with his confused parents, his college-age sister, his perplexed analyst, a rebellious English teacher, a sleazy self-help expert, and the new girl at school who is attracted to Donnie's quirks.