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10 Best Movies Like Donnie Darko

If you loved Donnie Darko, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their...

#2
Tideland

Tideland

2005★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Fantasy & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination....

#3
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischie...

#4
Mr. K

Mr. K

2025★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Fantasy & Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further ...

#5
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused ...

#6
Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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 ...

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