丹尼•达可(杰克•盖伦霍尔 饰)患有精神疾病,某天晚 上他受到莫名的召唤,梦游,也因此逃避了一架飞机坠落在他房间天花板上,这样匪夷所思的事故。 自此以后,他的生活就发生了变化,频频出现幻觉,他时常看见一个兔人弗兰克,后者告诉他世界将在28天6小时48分12秒以后毁灭;他得到了一本书,《时空旅行奥义书》,对书中提到的时空旅行、离线宇宙产生了强烈的好奇。 随着世界末日的临近,杰克的生活越来约诡异,他新认识的女朋友和家人也被卷了进去。看来,杰克想实现拯救世界的愿望,需要付出更多的代价。Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers and his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank - a large bunny which only Donnie can see. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his bedroom, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.