Alan Arkin, Amy Irving, Brian Smiar, Clea DuVall, David Connelly ...( see more  see more... ) , Elizabeth Reaser , Frankie Faison , John Turturro , Matthew McConaughey

A group of people live their separate lives, unaware of the subtle interconnections that bring them together. There's a cocky attorney who becomes a fugitive following a hit-and-run incident, a math p...( read more  read more... )rofessor whose wife is the victim of a mugging, an insurance company manager troubled by his ex-wife and delinquent son, and a young woman convalescing after a car accident.

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109 critics

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Jill Sprecher

Release Date: September 1, 2001

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DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002

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  • July 2, 2008
    What can one say about this film? Simply gorgeous.
  • October 4, 2007
    The movie can be boring ar times and yes it's a bit pretencious but you know what you won't really give a f*ck watching 13 Conversations About One Thing. Cause the magic of this movie is that it's intelligent, it's funny and has some terrific acting from the always superb Alan A...( read more)rkin and John Turturro. As well as a surprisly good turn from Matthew McConaughey. It isn't perfect but life isn't ethier
  • September 15, 2006
    A great script and wonderful performances (especially from Clea DuVall) make this one work very well.
  • February 21, 2009
    A man approaching middle age decides to change his life. A rising young attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single act. A woman faces her husband's infidelity. An envious businessman seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker. And an optimistic young cleaning w...( read more)oman awaits a miracle. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?..

    Great Story... Casting was terrific, and acting, excellent Clea DuVall was fab.. well worth watching..
  • September 17, 2008
    This had a strange undertone that I wasn't expecting. But I liked it.
  • January 5, 2010
    this is a brilliant movie about different kinds of happiness, very intelligent, beautiful, moving and profound.,
    with a strong and brilliant script, brilliant performance, brilliant characters, and brilliant dialogues, made this as one of the most brilliant movie of the decade, h...( read more)ighly underrated movie, just see it for yourself..
  • December 18, 2009
    I thought is was supposed to be about happiness, not the lack of happiness. Kinda heavy.
  • May 12, 2009
    Alan Arkin was excellent in this movie, and Matthew McConaughey impressed me. The whole thing could have been a disaster but the actors made it work beautifuly.
  • November 27, 2008
    " Life only makes sense when you look at it backwards"
  • July 30, 2008
    "I wish, I wish we could see into the future sometimes.
    That's the problem, isn't it?
    I mean, life - it only makes sense when you look at it backwards.
    Too bad we gotta live it forwards."

Critic Reviews


July 5, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Smart, serious and deftly composed. full review

June 21, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Thirteen Conversations may occasionally frustrate -- but it brings rich, thoughtful rewards. full review

June 14, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is brilliant, really. It is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events. full review

May 31, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A major achievement and something to get excited about. full review

May 24, 2002
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly

It tells more than it shows. full review

May 24, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

[Spreche's] lucid framing and graceful, deliberate pacing lift the movie above the pop mysticism of its conceit. full review

May 23, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It takes a while for this oddball film -- a mosaic of stories in the style of Magnolia -- to take hold, but when it does, it grabs you hard. full review

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