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Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

2016· 1h 25m

Documentary

Directed by Daniel Griffith

6.2/ 10

Reviews

Overview

The feature-length documentary about the making of the cult film favourite, "Donnie Darko".

Cast

Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly

Self

Steven Poster

Steven Poster

Self

James Duval

James Duval

Self

Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Self

Sean McKittrick

Sean McKittrick

Self

April Ferry

April Ferry

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