20 movies that you need to be really smart to fully understand

4) Donnie Darko (2001)

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Directed by Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko is about a troubled teenager who starts seeing a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume warning him about the end of the world. The film delves into alternate realities, time travel, and existential questions about free will. What makes it confusing is its layered plot, which doesn’t explicitly explain how Donnie’s actions in one timeline affect others. The book, Philosophy of Time Travel, referenced in the film, adds more questions than answers and leaves viewers in a mind-bending split.

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