Donnie Darko is a 2001 drama/psychological thriller/science fiction cult film written and directed by Richard Kelly. It was rated R by the MPAA for language, violence and some drug content. The film had a small opening upon its release in the U.S., but gained new-found popularity upon its DVD release and a cult following over the years and currently ranks at #116 at the Internet Movie Database Top 250. The story is set in the town of Middlesex, New York during the 1988 presidential election campaign. Donnie Darko is an emotionally troubled teenager who sleepwalks and visits a psychiatrist with whom he discusses his deepest thoughts throughout the film. One morning, an unidentified jet engine falls into Donnie's bedroom, which he unknowingly avoids by sleepwalking outside and following a voice in his head. This voice belongs to Frank, an (apparently) imaginary friend in a man-sized rabbit costume. Frank prophesies that the "end of the world" will occur in "28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes...''