Best Movies like Donnie Darko (2001)

Primer fits this list as it, like Donnie Darko, centers on the impact of strange, reality-bending phenomena on the lives of confused young men. Both films explore how unexpected scientific or supernatural events disrupt ordinary life and lead to paranoia, questioning what's real and confronting unseen consequences.

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them. Primer is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 17m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 6.7 by 2,481 people. The movie made an estimated total of $545,436 in the box office.

Coherence belongs in this collection due to its focus on reality distortion during a cosmic anomaly, echoing Donnie Darko’s time-related tension. Both stories follow ordinary people who experience increasingly surreal events that blur the boundaries between alternate possibilities and challenge their perceptions of self and fate.

Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead. Coherence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,515 people. The movie made an estimated total of $139,745 in the box office.

Jacob's Ladder shares Donnie Darko's thematic blend of psychological distress and the intrusion of inexplicable visions into the protagonist’s life. Both films chart the unraveling reality of troubled central characters who are haunted by intense experiences and struggle to discern what is real from what is imagined.

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness. Jacob's Ladder is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 1990 with an average rating of 7.4 by 1,942 people. The movie made an estimated total of $26,118,851 in the box office.

Stay focuses on characters experiencing psychological crises, embracing unreliable perceptions and shifting realities as in Donnie Darko. The film similarly weaves drama and mystery to blur the line between hallucination and reality, creating questions about destiny and mental health in the stories of troubled protagonists.

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him. Stay is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 6.6 by 1,548 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,342,132 in the box office.

Enemy explores duality and fractured identity through a protagonist pushed to the edge of his understanding—paralleling Donnie Darko’s themes of existential confusion and the impact of surreal encounters. Both films take viewers on journeys marked by eerie symbolism and ambiguous psychological tension.

A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs. Enemy is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.8 by 6,524 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,396,726 in the box office.

The Butterfly Effect makes this pairing with its use of altered timelines and a young protagonist whose interventions in his own fate lead to increasingly complex and unforeseen consequences. Both stories blend fantasy and drama to examine the strange burdens placed on disturbed but sympathetic central figures.

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences. The Butterfly Effect is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 7.6 by 8,375 people. The movie made an estimated total of $96,800,000 in the box office.

Southland Tales, another work from Richard Kelly, aligns through its surreal plot structure, blending of apocalyptic themes, and satirical take on American society. Both movies use a mix of fantasy and mystery to explore the chaos following an impending world-altering event involving unlikely characters.

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Southland Tales is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 25m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 5.2 by 620 people. The movie made an estimated total of $374,743 in the box office.

Don’t Look Now belongs on this list for its emphasis on unresolved trauma and the protagonist’s experience of supernatural visions. Much like Donnie Darko, it uses ambiguous, mysterious storytelling to probe the fine line between psychic distress and otherworldly forces shaping the narrative’s tragic momentum.

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife. Don't Look Now is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 1973 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,204 people.

Mulholland Drive and Donnie Darko are bound by enigmatic story structures and protagonists whose perceptions of reality break down amid interwoven dreams and mysteries. Both films leave their interpretations open, focusing on psychological confusion, altered states, and an uneasy blending of drama with inexplicable occurrences.

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. Mulholland Drive is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 27m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.8 by 7,155 people. The movie made an estimated total of $20,289,986 in the box office.

Mr. Nobody features a central character confronting multiple possible life paths, resonating with Donnie Darko’s exploration of fate, alternate timelines, and the personal ramifications of pivotal events. Both films use nonlinear storytelling to question the nature of choice, destiny, and the complexity of individual experience.

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092. Mr. Nobody is a movie from Belgium in English, with a total 2h 21m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.8 by 6,291 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,331,721 in the box office.

Timecrimes joins this list through its central motif of individuals caught in dangerous time loops causing strange, reality-altering consequences. Its plot similarly follows a protagonist who inadvertently disrupts his own existence, reminiscent of the fate-manipulating journey at the heart of Donnie Darko.

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. Timecrimes is a movie from Spain in Spanish, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.0 by 1,497 people. The movie made an estimated total of $553,198 in the box office.

It Follows aligns with Donnie Darko in its depiction of a teenage protagonist pursued by an unseen, mysterious presence after a traumatic event. Both films tap into dread and uncertainty as the characters struggle against forces they cannot fully comprehend, blending supernatural elements with personal crisis.

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. It Follows is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.6 by 7,035 people. The movie made an estimated total of $23,374,076 in the box office.

Upstream Color resonates through its psychological focus and abstract narrative exploring the manipulation of perception and identity. Both Donnie Darko and this film center on the disorienting aftereffects of extraordinary events, delving into how individuals attempt to reclaim meaning in disrupted lives.

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Upstream Color is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.3 by 818 people. The movie made an estimated total of $444,098 in the box office.

Pi shares Donnie Darko’s fascination with obsession, unraveling sanity, and the consequences of pursuing hidden knowledge. Both films intertwine drama and mystery as protagonists become fixated on cosmic or mathematical truths, ultimately questioning whether their experiences have a basis in reality.

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future. Pi is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 24m runtime, released in 1998 with an average rating of 7.1 by 2,536 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,221,152 in the box office.

The Machinist mirrors Donnie Darko’s examination of psychological fragmentation and guilt, following an isolated man plagued by disturbing visions. Both films construct narratives around unreliable perceptions, persistent unease, and the disintegration of reality as their protagonists are pulled deeper into mental turmoil.

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him. The Machinist is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 7.5 by 6,253 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,203,235 in the box office.

Memento earns its place through a structurally complex narrative involving memory lapses and the quest for truth. The movie explores nonlinear reality and unreliable perception similar to Donnie Darko’s approach, with a protagonist haunted by forces beyond his control following life-altering incidents.

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why. Memento is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2000 with an average rating of 8.2 by 16,510 people. The movie made an estimated total of $40,060,108 in the box office.

The Fountain connects via its treatment of mortality, existential questions, and shifting perceptions of time. Both films occasionally blur genre boundaries, weaving drama and fantasy around troubled characters wrestling with fate, mortality, and the limits of their influence over the world’s greater design.

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. The Fountain is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 6.9 by 3,157 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,304,890 in the box office.

The Double relates through its portrayal of fractured identity, paranoia, and alienation affecting the protagonist, much as Donnie Darko investigates psychological instability in the face of mysterious external pressures. Each film immerses viewers in bewildering mental states and parallel plots that challenge reality.

Igor Uspensky's popularity is growing faster than he can find time for social events, parties, photo shoots, and interacting with the public. At the same time, in one of the small beauty salons, a local masseur named Seva, who looks exactly like Uspensky, is filming a commercial. Igor finds a solution to his problem and offers Seva a partnership. The Double is a movie from Russia in Russian, with a total 1h 25m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 4.5 by 31 people.

The Jacket belongs here for combining drama, mystery, and a reality-disrupted protagonist experiencing alternate timelines or parallel experiences. Like Donnie Darko, the film examines how extraordinary events and fractured perceptions complicate a troubled individual’s attempt to piece together meaning from chaos.

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves. The Jacket is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,735 people. The movie made an estimated total of $21,733,230 in the box office.

Possession fits this collection for its depiction of psychological breakdown amidst bizarre and possibly supernatural experiences. Both films feature protagonists whose relationships and sense of reality are shattered by external forces, threading drama and unsettling mystery through their descent into confusion.

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair. Possession is a movie from France in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 1981 with an average rating of 7.3 by 1,380 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,200,000 in the box office.

The Science of Sleep joins this article for its focus on a protagonist whose dream states blur with reality, echoing Donnie Darko’s themes of altered consciousness and fantasy invading daily life. Both films center on characters whose inner turmoil manifests as increasingly vivid visions.

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world. The Science of Sleep is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.0 by 852 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,524,340 in the box office.

The Invisible features elements akin to Donnie Darko’s narrative, spotlighting a young protagonist grappling with life after a near-fatal event, unable to fully interact with those around them. Each film explores the isolation and existential questioning that arise from inexplicable transformations.

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker. The Invisible is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 6.4 by 598 people. The movie made an estimated total of $26,810,113 in the box office.

Beyond the Black Rainbow is relevant due to its surreal, enigmatic approach and the psychological disarray experienced by its central figures. Both films intertwine mysterious occurrences with fantasy elements, presenting narratives where the boundaries between perception and reality are constantly under threat.

In 1983, a young mute woman with psychic abilities is held captive within the Arboria Institute, a secluded futuristic facility overseen by a sinister doctor with an unraveling mind and a growing obsession with her. Beyond the Black Rainbow is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 5.7 by 411 people.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind qualifies for its imaginative interweaving of memory, identity, and love, approached through a fragmented narrative. It shares with Donnie Darko a structure where emotional journeys are heightened by unconventional storytelling and elements that make the familiar seem dreamlike.

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 8.1 by 16,532 people. The movie made an estimated total of $72,258,126 in the box office.

I Origins fits for its exploration of scientific curiosity entangled with spiritual or existential questions. Like Donnie Darko, it follows a protagonist drawn to investigate inexplicable events, using speculative elements to spark wider inquiries into fate, belief, and human meaning.

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs. I Origins is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.6 by 3,500 people. The movie made an estimated total of $481,234 in the box office.

Another Earth corresponds through its narrative involving extraordinary cosmic events that prompt characters to confront personal regrets and alternate realities. This mirrors Donnie Darko’s blend of drama and speculative ideas, as both films use science fiction premises to probe deep psychological and existential themes.

On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident. Another Earth is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.7 by 1,838 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,938,783 in the box office.

Predestination lines up well because of its complex treatment of time travel, identity, and predestined paths. Like Donnie Darko, the movie involves characters navigating confounding timelines and accepting the influence of enigmatic events on their lives, raising questions about free will and causality.

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost. Predestination is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.4 by 7,205 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,942,449 in the box office.

We Need to Talk About Kevin makes this collection for its focus on the psychological unraveling of a family following an unsettling act committed by a troubled teen, akin to Donnie Darko’s examination of adolescent disturbance and the ripple effects of trauma within a domestic setting.

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager. We Need to Talk About Kevin is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.5 by 3,145 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,800,000 in the box office.

Me and You and Everyone We Know belongs through its intimate exploration of youthful alienation and unique inner worlds. While less overtly fantastical, it aligns with Donnie Darko in depicting the struggles of outsider characters to make connections and meaning within suburban spaces.

Single dad Richard meets Christine, a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has left him emotionally damaged. Meanwhile, Richard’s sons—one a teenager, the other 6-years-old—take part in clumsy experiments with the opposite sex. Me and You and Everyone We Know is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.0 by 381 people.

Lost Highway is relevant thanks to its perplexing structure, doubling of identities, and the protagonist’s fractured self-perception. In both films, reality feels slippery, with drama and mystery entwined in stories where the lines between what’s real and what’s imagined dissolve unpredictably.

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell. Lost Highway is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 14m runtime, released in 1997 with an average rating of 7.5 by 2,987 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,836,866 in the box office.

A Ghost Story aligns by delving into the aftermath of death and lingering presence, paralleling Donnie Darko’s themes of mortality and unresolved fate. Both films approach existential questions through haunting central figures confronting legacies, the passage of time, and the mystery of what lies beyond.

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. A Ghost Story is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 33m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 7.1 by 2,531 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,929,659 in the box office.

Perfect Blue earns its spot through shared motifs of psychological breakdown, the blurred boundary between fantasy and reality, and the young protagonist’s struggle to grasp the truth amid disturbing visions. Both films escalate a sense of uncertainty through surreal experiences and shifting perceptions.

Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. Perfect Blue is a movie from Japan in Japanese, with a total 1h 21m runtime, released in 1998 with an average rating of 8.3 by 3,275 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,743,097 in the box office.

Synecdoche, New York features recursive realities and characters lost within their own imagined constructs, approximating Donnie Darko’s exploration of perception, fate, and self-doubt. The film’s inventive storytelling focuses on existential anxieties emerging from the interplay between personal struggle and constructed worlds.

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play. Synecdoche, New York is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 7.5 by 1,637 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,383,538 in the box office.

Waking Life finds common ground with Donnie Darko’s dreamlike narrative and philosophical musings on existence, consciousness, and the boundaries between waking life and fantasy. Both films prioritize introspective journeys, using non-linear and unconventional storytelling to evoke the malleability of the protagonists’ realities.

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life. Waking Life is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.5 by 965 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,176,880 in the box office.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer connects through its uneasy mixture of ordinary domestic life with the intrusion of cryptic, potentially supernatural forces. As in Donnie Darko, the narrative revolves around fate, moral dilemmas, and unexplained manipulation of otherwise predictable suburban routines.

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 7.0 by 4,510 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,700,000 in the box office.

A Tale of Two Sisters features the intersection of trauma and ghostly experiences, much like Donnie Darko. Both films place troubled young protagonists amid a blend of familial dysfunction and supernatural occurrences, using mystery and drama to blur the distinction between reality and hallucination.

Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare. A Tale of Two Sisters is a movie from South Korea in Korean, with a total 1h 55m runtime, released in 2003 with an average rating of 7.1 by 1,371 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,100,000 in the box office.

A Scanner Darkly relates due to its focus on ambiguous realities, shifting identities, and the protagonist’s increasing difficulty distinguishing between truth and hallucination. The film shares Donnie Darko’s preoccupation with perception, paranoia, and the structural complexities of fractured consciousness.

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. A Scanner Darkly is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,984 people. The movie made an estimated total of $7,659,918 in the box office.

Mysterious Skin makes the list for its exploration of trauma, adolescence, and the impact of disturbing experiences on young lives. Both films follow troubled teenagers navigating emotional fallout, blending drama with elements of existential crisis and the search for connection amid alienation.

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. Mysterious Skin is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.7 by 1,318 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,148,548 in the box office.

Stalker’s inclusion comes from its thematic preoccupation with existential journeys, mysterious zones that test reality, and the transforming experiences of protagonists drawn into profound enigmas. Like Donnie Darko, it utilizes a blend of drama, mystery, and philosophical questioning within an unusual, ambiguous environment.

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted. Stalker is a movie from Soviet Union in Russian, with a total 2h 42m runtime, released in 1979 with an average rating of 8.1 by 2,550 people.

Take Shelter focuses on visions, premonitions, and the tension between psychological distress and supernatural possibility, paralleling Donnie Darko’s central conflict. Each film follows a protagonist whose life unravels as they grapple with whether their extraordinary experiences stem from mental illness or genuine forewarning.

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself. Take Shelter is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.1 by 2,031 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,741,098 in the box office.

Brazil offers a dystopian vision filled with absurdity and dreamlike escapism, pairing well with Donnie Darko’s use of reality-bending elements to challenge the protagonist’s perceptions. Both movies depict individuals lost in oppressive environments, using fantasy and dark satire to dissect the boundaries of reality.

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies. Brazil is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 23m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 7.7 by 3,775 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,953,708 in the box office.

The Others makes this list for its blend of mystery and supernatural interventions in a domestic setting. Resonant with Donnie Darko’s storyline, the film centers on protagonists whose sense of normality is shattered by inexplicable forces, leading to questions about what’s real and what’s imagined.

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions. The Others is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,320 people. The movie made an estimated total of $210,002,906 in the box office.

The Sixth Sense complements Donnie Darko through its narrative focus on a young lead who interacts with phenomena invisible to others. Both films layer dramatic storytelling around the burden of secret knowledge and feature protagonists grappling with the unsettling implications of the supernatural.

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret. The Sixth Sense is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 8.0 by 13,071 people. The movie made an estimated total of $672,800,000 in the box office.