Donnie Darko, 25 Years Later, Is Now Streaming Free on Fawesome

Some cult classics take years to find their audience, and Donnie Darko followed that path. Now, 25 years later, the film’s legacy is pretty much locked in, and it’s streaming for free on Fawesome. Written and directed by Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko follows troubled teenager Donnie, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, whose already unstable world gets stranger when he begins experiencing visions of a terrifying figure in a rabbit costume named Frank.

The ensemble includes Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Katharine Ross, Beth Grant, James Duval, Daveigh Chase and Seth Rogen. Donnie Darko remains one of the most fascinating cult films of the early 2000s: a strange, endlessly rewatchable blend of teen drama, sci-fi mystery and existential dread that launched Richard Kelly’s career and helped turn Jake Gyllenhaal into a star.

For many viewers, first encounters with the film feel like discovering a secret.

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