Briana Evigan, Daveigh Chase, Ed Westwick, Elizabeth Berkley, James Lafferty ...( see more  see more... ) , John Hawkes

The story picks up seven years after the first film when little sister Samantha Darko and her best friend Corey are now 18 and on a roadtrip to Los Angeles when they are plagued by bizarre visions.

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Chris Fisher

Release Date: May 12, 2009

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DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009

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  • December 3, 2009
    can?t remember the first one,Too long ago plus watched it after gettin novacaine @ dentists so ended up dozing in & out. So therefore felt trippy which this one is.. Gossip Girls. Chuck Bass is in it along w/ ?Nate? from one tree hill. Weird like the first but at least the first?...( read more)had that cool melancholy song. This one is just ?dorky? D

    although its only 1hr & 45 minutes long...feels alot longer than that!
  • August 23, 2009
    Quite possibly the most pointless movie I've ever seen. This made even less sense than Donnie Darko, which I still don't fully understand.
  • July 3, 2009
    S. Darko has the look and feel of Donnie Darko. I liked how the story was both a logical followup, plus a fresh reversal of Donnie Darko's personal time travel predicament. Woefully, the execution could've been much better. None of the characters and ideas were fleshed out well e...( read more)nough. I didn't care enough about the characters to grieve their sacrifice; I wasn't moved to tears like I was at the end of Donnie Darko. Some characters were downright annoying and some unbelievable. What was with the geeky meteorite-boy; was he influenced by the space rock or was he always a creep? (BTW - nice Jeff Goldblum impression!) Recklessly, there were too many characters and storylines tossed around - and not enough connective plotting to tie everything together like the masterpiece original. I liked some of the subtle references to the first Darko, but others were curiously forced; like the metallic rabbit mask and the Time Travel book. Worst thing of all was the setting was no longer in the magical 80's, so they played 1995 tunes; which took me out of the serious moments.
  • June 11, 2009
    Please, stop with the remakes and reboots already. Complete and utter disaster
  • May 27, 2009
    It's not as bad as you may think. It's just utterly pointless. Essentially what the filmmakers have done is tell almost an identical story to Donnie Darko, just with Donnie's sister as the main character. If you understand Richard Kelly's time travel talk, then the big twist i...( read more)n this movie is that Samantha is not the Living Receiver, like Donnie was. She plays the role of the Manipulated Dead, or the role of Frank the bunny from the first film.
    It's a well made film. And Ed Westwick pretty much plays his Gossip Girl character here, which is always entertaining. But the film takes no risks. The filmmakers seem too concerned with making their film feel like Donnie Darko, that they don't explore the mythology in any way. The film is too safe, and as a result, is as forgettable as a bad meal.
  • December 18, 2009
    I loved Donnie Darko but this film made not much sense as a sequel, and is not worthy of it either. It tries too hard to be a cool indie but instead everything about it feels like a lousy B movie; the acting and the script, it is all too shallow- although I did enjoy watching Wes...( read more)twick pose sexy like James Dean and the adorkable but creepy character of Rathbone. Occasionally you get back that Donnie Darko feeling which saves this film from being terrible, but overall, it remains a rather insignificant movie.
  • December 15, 2009
    apparently this is basicully a shit remake of Dnnie Darko
  • December 11, 2009
    it was alright, just as strange, but located in some desert town.
  • December 10, 2009
    Unwatchable garbage.
  • December 6, 2009
    I've heard that this one ruins Donnie darko, so alas, i shall not be viewing this.

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  • BeechBuumm
    June 11, 2009
    Hey.. okay, I'll say a few things to start; 1) I loved Donnie Darko to no end. 2) I watched it countless time (and several more in commentary) and understood just about all there is to know about the movie/idea behind it... Having said that, I'm skeptical about S. Darko. I was wondering if it was good or not (preferably without spending $$$ upfront). [[[note: Anyone who was at Otakon 2008 and saw a movie-replica of Frank the Bunny... that was me ^ - ^']]] anyways... so yeah, for someone who adored the movie, and understood it... is it worth the money? or a disaster to the name Darko?

    --thanks for any/all responses in advance ((yes, that means the good AND bad)) [=
  • 115b
    November 22, 2008
    Hmm. It seems interesting. But who's playing Frank?
    I hope it's Justin chatwin. His performance in The Invisible was very Donnie Darko-esque.
  • XxLiveLoveBurnDiexX
    September 19, 2008
    dude briana evigan is in it!! im so gonna see it!
  • mullen600
    September 12, 2008
    I've created a fan site for the upcoming s. darko movie, with more on the way:

    http://www.sdarkothemovie.com
  • mrbicklethepickle
    September 4, 2008
    Donnie Darko is my FAVE movie so they better not screw up this up. Or I will fuming mad lol.
  • MrsJensenAcklesx
    July 29, 2008
    Wowwww ! James Laffertys Goin To Be In The New Donny Darko Moviee ! Obv Except It's Called S.Darkooo Thtz So Gddd! :-) xxxxxx
  • mikecan2
    July 22, 2008
    schweet

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