Say Goodbye to the Cult Classic That Launched Jake Gyllenhaal's Career

Time has almost run out to stream one of the strangest cult classics of the 2000s for free on a major platform. Donnie Darko, the surreal 2001 debut from writer-director Richard Kelly, is leaving Tubi soon. The film didn’t make much of a splash in theaters when it first premiered, but over the past two decades, it has transformed into a defining cult phenomenon, and the project that officially put Jake Gyllenhaal on the map. As troubled teen Donnie, Gyllenhaal delivered a haunting performance that set the stage for his eclectic career, one that would soon see him leading both indie darlings and blockbuster powerhouses.