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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 ... read more read more...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

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Gary Winick

Release Date: April 23, 2004

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  • movieguru12
    November 13, 2011
    movieguru12
    Great movie with incredible 80s music. Jennifer Garner & Mark Ruffalo are perfect in this movie (:
  • CreedsDelight
    June 26, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Eh. Didn't do it for me.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    Really funny and feel good film! A must see! The thriller scene is amazingly hilarious.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 21, 2010
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    C+
  • thmtsang
    April 4, 2010
    thmtsang
    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.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    December 8, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    I loove this movie its one of my favourite movies!
    Its hilarious and a really good storyline!
    Jennifer Garner is fantastic and its brilliantly acted by her, without Garner i dont think this movie would have been any good!
    Andy serkis is brilliant as supporting actor and is rea... read morelly hilarious!
    Its about a girl who wishes she was 30 at her 13 birthday party , when she awakes the next moring she suddenly finds herself in a whole new life and her wish has completely come true! But what life she findds isnt exactly the life she imagined it, so starts rewriting her future by doing things that should have been done in the first and finding her true love that she should have never of ruined whilst trying to find a why back to being 13!
    A really good movie, and really happy interesting movie!
  • TomBowler
    July 31, 2009
    TomBowler
    fun though lacking substance
  • LoughnerWasLucid
    June 5, 2009
    LoughnerWasLucid
    note to self: dont ever let someone make you watch this again
  • TheMachinist
    April 27, 2009
    TheMachinist
    "Wait, listen to me. I'm 13!
    - Jenna, if you're gonna start lying about your age, I'd go with 27."

    If there's a cute movie to be seen, this is the one. It's so cute that it actually made me sick!

    Jennifer Garner is no comedian, she's more suitable for brainless action movies or... read more series ala "Electra" or "Alias". Ok, I'll admit, she did a nice job in "Juno" but comedy had nothing to do with that role.

    There were some scenes that had me feel really... Can't think of a proper word but it's somewhere between nausea and being confused. For starters the dance scene in the bar where a bunch of complete strangers started to dance to Thriller. And all of 'em suddenly knew the moves. Hated it. The second scene was the last 2 or 3 minutes of the movie where everything became so goddamn cute with kisses, growing up, finding your true love and buying a pink house. Hated it even more!

    "13 going on 30" is the girls choice for "Big", starring Tom Hanks. The reason I did not like this movie is not because the target audience was girls (I'm open for everything) but because it was just totally stupid and an underestimation of viewers.
  • Deano78
    April 4, 2009
    Deano78
    Another take on the child/adult swap like Big and the recent 17 again. This is done rather well in this film and remains quite lighthearted and funny with a strong cast. One of the better rom-coms of this genre.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
April 26, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

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

Robert Denerstein
April 26, 2004
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
April 24, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

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

Sara Gebhardt
April 23, 2004
Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post

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

Ann Hornaday
April 23, 2004
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...

Peter Howell
April 23, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

A lot fresher than its premise, largely because of the terrific casting. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
April 23, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Provides a lighthearted, amusing and yet mostly honest version of a daydream most of us have had at one time or another. Full Review

Joe Baltake
April 23, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

Disarming fun as it trails a little girl who almost learns too late what's important in life and tries to correct mistakes that her older self made. Full Review

Roger Moore
April 23, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's nice to know that, Hanks or Garner, male or female, Big is still an idea that works, 16 years after it opened. Full Review

Lisa Rose
April 23, 2004
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

Frothier than the sweetest drink at Starbuck's and deft in the slapstick department, the actress turns a generic female version of Big into a raucously charming teen fairy tale. Full Review

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