13 Going on 30 (Suddenly 30)

13 Going on 30 (Suddenly 30) (2004)

  • 65% of critics liked it
    (161 reviews)

  • 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

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Gary Winick
Written By
Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Apr 23, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Feb 7, 2006
Sony Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    Like Hanks in Big, and Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday, Jennifer Garner is funny and endearing ...

  • 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.

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    Like a petulant 13-year-old, I'm still pouting over my disappointment.

  • Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post

    A film whose far-fetched foundation is overshadowed by the endearing story.

  • 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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cassie H


    Great movie with incredible 80s music. Jennifer Garner & Mark Ruffalo are perfect in this movie (:

  • Matt G


    Eh. Didn't do it for me.

  • Bethany M


    Really funny and feel good film! A must see! The thriller scene is amazingly hilarious.

  • Candy R


    Cute moving about a girl who is 13 turns 30. She meets her bestfriend at 30 and realises he is the one for her. Good soundtrack.

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