13 Going on 30

13 Going On 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

PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Apr 23, 2004 Wide
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

  • Nicki M


    Love this movie. Actually think I enjoy it more everytime I see it. Has a bit of everything in it. 80's flashbacks, and just a really sweet little story.

  • Dead A


    Loved the ending!

  • Lucas M


    Just another dramatic romantic comedy, that it's a box office hit, without any reason.

  • 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.

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