
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.

Tideland
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....

Closet Monster
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Fantasy & Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood....

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Fran...

Byzantium
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Fantasy & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium....

Cracks
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student....

Leave the World Behind
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Donnie Darko for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door....