Richard Kelly's cult film 'Donnie Darko' returned to US cinemas on Thursday in a restored 4K version, marking the psychological thriller's 25th anniversary. Arrow Films and select exhibitors led the rerelease campaign.

Originally released in October 2001, the film starred Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager haunted by visions of a menacing figure in a rabbit costume. Despite underperforming commercially on its debut, it became one of the defining cult films of its era through home video and midnight screenings.

The anniversary edition features a remastered 4K transfer and the film's distinctive soundtrack of 1980s songs by Tears for Fears and Echo & the Bunnymen. Distributors scheduled the theatrical run to build toward the weekend, with a physical media release expected to follow.

Repertory cinemas in Los Angeles, New York and other major markets promoted special screenings as part of a broader wave of anniversary revivals targeting nostalgic audiences and younger viewers discovering the film for the first time.

The rerelease reinforced 'Donnie Darko's status as a fixture of early-2000s cult cinema. Fans revisited the film's ambiguous ending and its 'Sparkle Motion' running joke on social media.