Donnie Darko vs Red Riding Hood

Donnie Darko has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Red Riding Hood). Red Riding Hood is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 54m. Donnie Darko is the older of the two (2001 against 2011). Both are drama, fantasy, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Donnie Darko posterDonnie Darko2001 VS Red Riding Hood posterRed Riding Hood2011
Donnie DarkoRed Riding Hood
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.0/10
Year20012011
Length1h 54m1h 40m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, MysteryDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorRichard KellyCatherine Hardwicke
Main castMary McDonnell, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Noah Wyle, Drew BarrymoreMichael Hogan, Billy Burke, Virginia Madsen, Max Irons, Gary Oldman

Synopsis

Donnie Darko

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Red Riding Hood

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…

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