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Donnie Darko
Why this pick
Its stylized suburban malaise, emotionally isolated teenager, deadpan adult world, and ominous unreality make it a particularly close companion to The Chumscrubber.
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MOVIE2005 1h 48m USA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Troy Johnson (Josh Janowicz), the supplier of prescription drugs to fellow high school students in the fictional southern California town of Hillside, commits suicide. Troy's best friend Dean (Jamie Bell), is prescribed more antidepressants by his psychiatrist father Bill (William Fichtner) after discovering the body. When Dean returns to school, he is antagonized by drug dealers Billy (Justin Chatwin) and Lee (Lou Taylor Pucci), who were supplied by Troy. Their friend, Crystal Falls (Camilla Belle), flirts with Dean, but he soon realizes that her true intentions are for Dean to retrieve the remaining drugs in Troy's home and refuses to cooperate. To force Dean to procure the drugs, Billy and Lee plan to kidnap Dean's brother, Charlie (Rory Culkin), as a ransom, but they end up kidnapping another boy named Charlie Bratley (Thomas Curtis (actor)) instead.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
David Ellison
Student #1
Ralph Fiennes
Mayor Michael Ebbs
Caroline Goodall
Mrs. Parker
Jason Isaacs
Mr. Parker
Lou Taylor Pucci
Lee
Rita Wilson
Terri Bratley
Jamie Bell
Dean
Camilla Belle
Crystal