S. Darko
Two grieving teenage runaways confront disappearances, prophetic visions, and a possible temporal apocalypse in an isolated desert town.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- surreal
- melancholic
- late night
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel muddled and superficial, arguing that it poorly reproduced the distinctive teen alienation and surreal mythology of its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Samantha Darko inherits the earlier film’s temporal and apocalyptic mythology without the original protagonist.
Sam and Corey become stranded in a small desert town surrounded by desolate roads and a windmill struck by a meteorite.
Sam’s grief over her brother’s death and her family’s collapse is intertwined with hallucinations, sleepwalking, disappearances, and temporal instability.
Iraq Jack predicts the end of the world in four days while accidents, disappearances, and impossible vehicles escalate around Sam.
Films like S. Darko, and why
Donnie Darko
Shared teen alienation, surreal time travel mystery, apocalyptic anxiety, and eerie small-town atmosphere.
The Mothman Prophecies
Shared desert setting, ominous supernatural mystery, missing young people, and end-of-the-world dread.
The Butterfly Effect
Shared coming-of-age drama, psychologically unstable teenagers, reality-bending events, and bleak supernatural tension.
The Jacket
Shared adolescent grief, temporal disruption, cryptic visions, and a doomed apocalyptic mood.
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Fisher
- Release Date
- 2009-04-28
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (505)
Cast
- Daveigh Chase
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Briana Evigan
- James Lafferty
- Ed Westwick
- Bret Roberts
- Jackson Rathbone
- Barbara Tarbuck
- Matthew Davis
- Walter Platz
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is S. Darko about?
- Two grieving teenage runaways confront disappearances, prophetic visions, and a possible temporal apocalypse in an isolated desert town.
- What is S. Darko like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of S. Darko as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is S. Darko violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in S. Darko as mild.
- What did critics think of S. Darko?
- Critics broadly found the sequel muddled and superficial, arguing that it poorly reproduced the distinctive teen alienation and surreal mythology of its predecessor.
- Which films are like S. Darko?
- Films with a similar feel include Donnie Darko, The Mothman Prophecies, The Butterfly Effect, and The Jacket.
- How long is S. Darko?
- S. Darko runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch S. Darko?
- In United States, S. Darko is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV Store.
