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Movies and shows like Donnie Darko

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These 18 titles extend Donnie Darko through mood and genre. The selection runs from 1960 to 2026. The highest rated is Fight Club (8.7). 4 of them are on fuboTV, Paramount+.

S. Darko
★ 4.3
S. Darko2009

Same saga · In common: Halloween

Primer
★ 6.9
Primer2004

In common: time travel

Scream
★ 7.5
Scream1996

Also mystery · In common: high school, school

Psycho
★ 8.4
Psycho1960

Also mystery · In common: mental illness, psychological thriller

Backrooms
★ 7.1
Backrooms2026

Also mystery · In common: surrealism

About Time
★ 7.9
About Time2013

Also fantasy · In common: parent child relationship, time travel

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
★ 8.0
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

Also fantasy · In common: school, time travel

It Follows
★ 6.6
It Follows2015

Also mystery · In common: school

Black Swan
★ 7.7
Black Swan2010

In common: mental illness, psychological thriller

Arrival
★ 8.0
Arrival2016

Also mystery

Frankenstein
★ 7.6
Frankenstein2025

Also fantasy · In common: Halloween

Joker
★ 8.2
Joker2019

In common: mental illness, psychological thriller

Shutter Island
★ 8.2
Shutter Island2010

Also mystery · In common: psychological thriller

Twilight
★ 6.3
Twilight2008

Also fantasy · In common: high school

Gone Girl
★ 7.9
Gone Girl2014

Also mystery · In common: psychological thriller

Whistle
★ 6.4
Whistle2026

Also mystery · In common: high school, school