Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Kip Pardue ...( see more  see more... ) , Brady Corbet

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Flixster Users

57% want to see it

194,709 ratings

Critics

82% liked it

143 critics

R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004

Get It:

Your Rating



clear rating
Facebook

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

A rather basic tale about the perils of going along with the in-crowd and the extremes to which teenagers will act out for attention. full review

September 4, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The movie is a descendant of 1950s juvenile- delinquent melodramas, but it has a chilling emotional authenticity. full review

August 29, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Thirteen is not a pleasant experience, but it resonates with truth in all of its details. full review

August 29, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Wood is superb at delineating Tracy's slide into desperate incoherence, but equally impressive is Reed, who has to conceal her writer's intelligence in playing a character who's entirely instinctive a... full review

August 22, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Warning: This movie may have uncomfortable similarities to events in your life. full review

August 22, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate

Thirteen has a way of smashing through your defenses. full review

August 20, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

It's just the latest in the long and proud tradition of pictures that exclaim, with a great deal of hand-wringing, 'Kids today!' If only it brought us closer to understanding them. full review

August 8, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Every parent's nightmare about how girls go wrong is packed into this movie. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Sets a technical problem that seems insoluble, and meets it brilliantly, finding convincing performances from its teenage stars. showing a parent who is clueless but not uncaring, and a world outside ... full review

View more Thirteen reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


  • gomezcalibabe1
    November 23, 2008
    This movie is soo gud!!! i love it..
  • shannonmcnally7
    April 11, 2008
    this movie is awsome caz i am kinda like evie Caz i also got my tongue and belly done so????
  • Cyclones2532
    March 2, 2008
    is this movie scary??
  • Cyclones2532
    March 2, 2008
    Dude. omg, i needa see this movie!! You know why?.. VANESSA HUDGENS IS IN DIS:)
  • PeaceHappyCrack
    February 22, 2008
    i luv the movie...i sorta relate to it...it so good but its also sad...~mel~<333
  • GREENBOY94
    February 11, 2008
    THIS MOVIE WAS THE FUCKING SHIT I LOVE THAT MOVIE ITS THEYRE GONNA BE A SIXTEEN I BET
  • ByrdiBoi
    January 22, 2008
    this movie is one of my favorites of all time!

    it rocks. it was so cool because i was 13 when it came out(though i didnt see it till i was 14..) but it was so eye opening, ive never noticed that some of my friends at the time were starting to act like this and it surprised me.

    gotta get the dvd.. i reccomend this to anyone. especialy a parent of a twee, thats starting to get a little rebellious.
  • kandii411
    December 31, 2007
    i like really wanna c this movie
  • RaYaLiCiOuS
    December 4, 2007
    wow...best movie i have seen in a loonngg time. it's just so realistic about everything tht can happen if u do like Tracy did...want nothing but popularity.

    just awesome. =D
  • lilcrazeygurl
    November 11, 2007
    what part is vanessa anne hudgens in?

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Official Trailer

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Havoc
    Havoc (57%)
  • Cruel Intentions
    Cruel Intentions (57%)
  • Kidulthood
    Kidulthood (59%)
  • Lolita
    Lolita (35%)

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

Thirteen : Watch Free on TV


Thirteen Trivia


  • What do these movies all have in common? Dawn Of The Dead The Hills Have Eyes House Of Wax The Haunting Thirteen Ghost  Answer »
  • Name the director who links these movies? Species Cocktail Dante's Peak Cadillac Man The Worlds Fastest Indian Thirteen Days The Recruit  Answer »
  • It's happening so fast. They're not little girls anymore What movie does this tagline come from?   Answer »
  • in which movie did a girl wish something while she was in a closet and the next morning it came true?  Answer »

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin