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  • 02Timeline
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  • Read the book

    • The Philosophy of Time Travel All seven chapters, with the film beside them
    • Chapter 1: The Tangent Universe
    • Chapter 6: The Living Receiver
    • Chapter 10: The Manipulated Dead
    • A reader’s notes Commentary, kept apart from the text

    Understand the ending

    • Ending explained Step by step, in Sparrow’s terms
    • The 28-day timeline Every event, Primary or Tangent
    • Glossary Every term, defined
    • Director’s Cut vs Theatrical
    • Ask Sparrow Questions, answered from the site

    The film’s world

    • Characters Who is who, and who manipulates whom
    • The Fear–Love line Cunningham’s lifeline, scene by scene
    • Filming locations On a map
    • Soundtrack Every song, scene by scene
    • Quotes Who says what, and where

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    • Which role are you? Seven questions
    • Place it on the lifeline Seven cards
    • The countdown 28:06:42:12, live
    • This site has a Tangent Universe Enter, if you dare
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Read the book

  • The Philosophy of Time Travel
  • Chapter 1: The Tangent Universe
  • Chapter 6: The Living Receiver
  • Chapter 10: The Manipulated Dead
  • A reader’s notes

Understand the ending

  • Ending explained
  • The 28-day timeline
  • Glossary
  • Director’s Cut vs Theatrical
  • Ask Sparrow

The film’s world

  • Characters
  • The Fear–Love line
  • Filming locations
  • Soundtrack
  • Quotes

Play

  • Which role are you?
  • Place it on the lifeline
  • The countdown
  • This site has a Tangent Universe

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  • Search the site
  • Sparrow's text (official site)

A fan tribute. Donnie Darko (2001) and The Philosophy of Time Travel are the work of Richard Kelly; Sparrow's text is quoted from the film's official site for commentary. Not affiliated with the filmmakers or rights holders.