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13 Going on 30 (2004)

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Reviews Counted:157

Fresh:101

Rotten:56

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: The plot's nothing new, but Garner shows a lovable flair for romantic comedies.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She's suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids... It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She's suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids in school and the cute guy she has a crush on barely knows her name. No longer content to spend time only with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff, Jenna invites the cool kids to her 13th birthday party. But the party is a disaster. Jenna is humiliated when she's locked in the closet for a game of “Seven Minutes in Heaven” and everyone deserts her. Alone in the closet, Jenna makes an earnest wish. If only she could be all grown up, she'd have the life she's always wanted. Miraculously, her wish comes true. The next day, when Jenna emerges from the closet, it's 2004 and she's 30 years old. What's more, she is a gorgeous successful woman (Jennifer Garner) with a great job and a fabulous Fifth Avenue apartment. She is finally cool and popular. The only hitch? She has absolutely no idea how she got there. Initially frightened but gradually enchanted by her new life, Jenna soon realizes there's something missing — Matt. When she looks him up, she is horrified to discover that she and Matt (Mark Ruffalo) are no longer in contact and he is engaged to be married. Jenna learns that having it all is not enough and decides to take a second chance at first love. Now her biggest wish is that it's not too late. Revolution Studios Presents A Roth/Arnold Production, A Gina Matthews Production 13 Going on 30, a Columbia Pictures release starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker. The film is directed by Gary Winick from a screenplay by Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith and Niels Mueller, and a story by Yuspa & Goldsmith. The producers are Gina Matthews, Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth. The executive producers are Todd Garner and Dan Kolsrud. The director of photography is Don Burgess, ASC. The costume designer is Susie DeSanto. The production designer is Garreth Stover. The film editor is Susan Littenberg. The music is by Theodore Shapiro. The music supervision is by John Houlihan. 13 Going on 30 has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for Some Sexual Content and Brief Drug References. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker

Director: Gary Winick

Director: Gary Winick
Screenwriter: Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller
Producer: Gina Matthews, Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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As Jenna, Garner embodies a joy that's all too rare on recent movie screens, in adults or kids.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
04/23/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

Thank you Jennifer Garner. You made a thoroughly mediocre movie a bit better than it has any right to be

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/23/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Jennifer Garner takes the stock moments found in all of these movies - the first kiss, for example - and makes them charming and funny.

Full Review Source: Des Moines Register | comment Comment
04/23/04
Jeffrey Bruner
Jeffrey Bruner
Des Moines Register

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Hollywood.com
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You don't have to be 13 or 30 to have fun with this entertaining escape.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Lacks even one scene people will be talking about when today's 13-year-olds are 30.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
04/23/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

You won’t stop expecting Tom Hanks to jump in and dance out ‘Chopsticks’ on the big flat piano on the floor...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
04/23/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Garner's performance is uplifting. She's been touted recently as yet another possible heir to Julia Roberts' throne, and her attainable girl-next-door quality makes it's plain to see why.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
04/22/04
Ellen Kim
Ellen Kim
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Though the film is less substantial and less magical than Big, it still frames an exuberant, often-funny performance by Garner.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
04/22/04
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

a harmless bit of fluff that will do much to consolidate Ms Garner’s big screen status even while it’s distinctly not blazing any new cinematic trails

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/22/04
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Just when you think there is nothing left to mine in the body-switch genre, 13 Going on 30 is an unexpected pleasure, a buoyant comedy that will make you feel young again.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
04/22/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

Like the song ['Thriller'], the movie strikes an overly familiar chord. But it's an infectious one.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
04/22/04
Sue Pierman
Sue Pierman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Likable two-for-one combo of Big and Regarding Henry offers stars whose charms help cover up script flaws.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
04/22/04
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Whenever [Garner's] on screen you don't want to look anywhere else.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/22/04
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times
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Garner makes the most of her chance to shine here ... Mark Ruffalo is also charming, and it's their sweetness that gives this otherwise ho-hum flick any distinction.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
04/22/04
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

A spirited comedy of complications whose derivative plot is bolstered by worthy messages, quaint '80s nostalgia and agreeable mush.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
04/22/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

13 Going on 30 manages to worm its way into the hearts of even the most cynical moviegoers.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
04/22/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No matter what your age, this one is hard to resist.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/22/04
E! Online
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God knows, a thirteen-year-old would have more sense. But that age is too sophisticated for dreck like this.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/22/04
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Garner looks really nice, and that's the only thing that kept me from bolting out of the theatre like I had diarrhea.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
04/22/04
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy
 
 
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