It's hard to deny that writer/director Richard Kelly has ridden Donnie Darko for all it's worth since its 2001 release. An impressive directorial debut, the movie proved that Kelly had the ability ...

and a director’s cut that began playing midnight screenings in 2004, Donnie Darko would become a bonda fide cult classic. It would continue to warp the sensibilities of teenagers who discovered ...

but Kelly's Director's Cut etches a far more intriguing (and complicated) picture. The key to understanding Frank and the events of "Donnie Darko" lies within the fictitious book "The Philosophy ...

But the movie discovered a passionate cult following on DVD, and when a 20-minutes-longer director’s cut was released, well before 2004, “Donnie Darko” had been vindicated as one of the most ...

Donnie Darko ends with the troubled titular protagonist ... However, in 2004, a director's cut was released which contained an extra 20 minutes of footage, which was far more thorough in its ...

However, the Director’s Cut mythology lays this out a little clearer. Can History Be Changed As A Result Of Time Travel In Donnie Darko? History can definitely be changed in Donnie Darko ...

“Donnie Darko. What the hell kind of name is that ... I will focus on the theatrical cut rather than the director’s cut. I will even attempt to avoid the director’s commentary track.

I liked it. I don't know how much of a difference the director's cut makes over the theatrical release or how it would have been had I only seen the theatrical release but I thought it was pretty ...