13 Going On 30 (2004)
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65% of critics liked it
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70% of users liked it
(582,711 ratings)
Thirteen-year-old Jenna (Shana Dowdeswell) has had enough with the trials of adolescence. In addition to being saddled with a devoted-but-nerdy best friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), she falls victim to one of the dangers of playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with the coolest kids in school: being… More Thirteen-year-old Jenna (Shana Dowdeswell) has had enough with the trials of adolescence. In addition to being saddled with a devoted-but-nerdy best friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), she falls victim to one of the dangers of playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with the coolest kids in school: being stranded without a willing make-out partner. Humiliated, Jenna buries herself in the aforementioned make-out closet, wishing she could skip the whole adolescence bit and move straight into adulthood, and miraculously wakes up just weeks away from her 30th birthday. Of course, a lot has changed since going to bed the night before, not the least of which being an impressive set of womanly curves. The new, older Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a successful magazine editor with friends in high places and a lion's share of potential suitors -- including a hockey-playing boyfriend and a swarthy married man. The problem is that her mind hasn't matured with her body; Jenna not only finds living on her own more terrifying than cool, but is quick to dismiss any male over the age of 14 as "gross." Half excited, half mortified, Jenna seeks out Matt (Mark Ruffalo), whom she learns she had spurned as a teenager in an effort to join the popular crowd. Gary Winick directed the film, from a script by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa; Gina Matthews produced. Choreographer Michael Peters -- who died in 1994 -- received posthumous credit, as his choreography from the Michael Jackson Thriller video is used in one scene. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gary Winick
- Written By
- Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Apr 23, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Like Hanks in Big, and Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday, Jennifer Garner is funny and endearing ...
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
No question: 13 Going on 30 could have aimed higher, but it hits the target at which it carefully points.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Like a petulant 13-year-old, I'm still pouting over my disappointment.
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Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post
A film whose far-fetched foundation is overshadowed by the endearing story.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
If 13 Going on 30 isn't exactly original, it's still reasonably cool, thanks to Garner's uninhibited portrayal of a nerd trapped in a Sex and the City body, and to the inspired casting of Mark Ruffalo as the grown-up Matt.
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Cast
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Jennifer Garner
as Jenna Rink
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Mark Ruffalo
as Matt Flamhaff
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Judy Greer
as Lucy Wyman
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Andy Serkis
as Richard Kneeland
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Kathy Baker
as Beverly Rink
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Phil Reeves
as Wayne Rink
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Samuel Ball
as Alex Carlson
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Marcia de Bonis
as Arlene
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Christa B. Allen
as Young Jenna Rink
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Sean Marquette
as Young Matt Flamhaff
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Kiersten Warren
as Trish Sackett
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Mary Pat Gleason
as Mrs. Flamhaff
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Joe Grifasi
as Mr. Flarnhaff
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Paul Pavel
as Phil
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Kevin Stea
as Dancer
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Jason Yribar
as Dancer
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Alexandra Kyle
as Young Lucy Wyman
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Sydni Beaudoin
as Sydni
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Susan Egan
as Tracy Hansen
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Robinne Lee
as Rachel
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Renee Olstead
as Becky
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Megan Lusk
as Six Chicks
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Jim Gaffigan
as Chris Grandy
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Brie Larson
as Six Chicks
- Mark Gleason
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Sarah Loew
as Carla
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Maz Jobrani
as Glenn
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Nancy O'Meara
as Dancer
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Ian Barford
as Pete Hanson
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Adrian Armas
as Dancer
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Lynn Collins
as Wendy
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Brandon Henschel
as Dancer
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Scout Taylor-Compton
as Tiffany
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Darrell Wright
as Dancer
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Timothy Anderson
as Dancer
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Benita Krista Nall
as Waitress at Party
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Eron Otcasek
as Band Member
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Alex Black
as Young Chris Grandy
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Merris Carden
as Veronica
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Carmit Bachar
as Dancer
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Nadine Ellis
as Dancer
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Caroline A. Rice
as Dancer
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Ashley Benson
as Six Chicks
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Brittany Curran
as Six Chicks
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Julia Roth
as Six Chicks
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Jeffrey Shane Cohn
as Grandy's Friend
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George Hine
as Grandy's Friend
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Justin Burke
as 13-Year-Old Boy in Bar
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Sara Swain
as Sara
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Catherine Combs
as Catherine
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Gina Mantegna
as Gina
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Corena Chase
as Poise Employee
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Crystal Michelle
as Poise Secretary
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Madeline Sprung-Keyser
as Maddy
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Swoop Whitebear
as DJ
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Shambo Pfaff
as Band Member
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John W. Grant
as Band Member
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Fabrice Calmettes
as Band Member
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Kevin D. White
as Yearbook Photographer
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Douglas Caldwell
as Dancer
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Stacey Harper
as Dancer
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Michael William Higgins
as Dancer
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Michon Suyama
as Dancer
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Natalie Willes
as Dancer
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Kimberly Wyatt
as Dancer
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Rita Maye Bland
as Dancer
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Keith Diorio
as Dancer
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Janina N. Garraway
as Dancer
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Katie Miller
as Dancer
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Bubba Dean Rambo
as Dancer
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Kadee Sweeney
as Dancer


