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13 Going on 30 (Suddenly 30) (2004)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 161
Fresh: 104 | Rotten: 57

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

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 9

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

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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 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

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Gary Winick

Written By: Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller

In Theaters: Apr 23, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Feb 7, 2006

Box Office:$56.0M

Sony Pictures

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

April 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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No question: 13 Going on 30 could have aimed higher, but it hits the target at which it carefully points.

April 26, 2004 Comment

Robert Denerstein

Denver Rocky Mountain News

Top Critic

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

April 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

Top Critic

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

April 23, 2004 Comment

Sara Gebhardt

Washington Post

Top Critic

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.

April 23, 2004 Comment

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Top Critic

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

April 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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Touching and hilarious Jennifer Garner romcom.

August 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Jennifer Garner breaks character by forgetting that she's playing an awkward 13-year-old girl in a 30-year-old woman's body in this girly comedy

May 7, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Naive as its young heroine, but also as good-natured. [Blu-ray]

February 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

The sheer predictability of the plot means it doesn't really stand up to the scrutiny of anyone older than 15.

June 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

A radiant woman looking like she's having the time of her life makes up for a lot of inconsistencies.

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

A rehash of familiar material, but the engaging Garner is charismatic enough to make it magical.

May 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics

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Kam Williams

Princeton Town Topics

While [it's] the Keystone Light of Vice Versa movies, it also annoyingly adds itself to the ever-growing list of movies that think being kitschy about the 1980s is funny.

September 29, 2006 Full Review Source: Lawrence.com

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Eric Melin

Lawrence.com Source: Lawrence.com

Alias superspy Jennifer Garner makes the most of her first starring role and discovers that love -- and navigating adult life -- really is a battlefield.

August 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Hollywood.com

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Betsy Bozdech

Hollywood.com

Hypocritically smears the very mascara it wears.

May 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

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

February 6, 2008

Cassie Hill

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Eh. Didn't do it for me.

January 21, 2011

Matt Goodman

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1. Jenna Rink: Can you tell I'm wearing underwear? 'Cause I totally am.
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