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13 Going on 30

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13 Going on 30 (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 155

Fresh: 99

Rotten:56

Average Rating: 6.1/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sexual content and brief drug references

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 23, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $56,044,241

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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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Package Note: Region ABC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
  • Subtitles - Chinese, English SDH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Scenes
  • Alternate Ending
  • Deleted Scenes

Bloopers:

  • 1. Blooper Reel

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director's Commentary
  • 2. Producers Commentary

Featurette:

  • 1. I Was A Teenage Geek
  • 2. 1980s Fashion Flashback

Music Video:

  • 1. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
  • 2. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

Making Of:

  • 1. The Making of a Teen Dream
  • 2. Making of a Teen Dream: Another Take

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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

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
05/07/09
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
02/22/09
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
N/R

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

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

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
06/15/08
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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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

Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment Comment
05/02/07
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.

Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
09/29/06
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com
N/R

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02/09/06
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12/06/05
Steven Snyder
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12/06/05
Film Threat

Hypocritically smears the very mascara it wears.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

'Garner es simple y sencillamente adorable, mostrando que puede llegar a convertirse en una verdadera súper estrella'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

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Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
10/07/04
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

Sickeningly cute, surprisingly energetic and alarmingly clever.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/16/04
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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09/06/04
Sunday Times (Australia)

No es extraño que las niñas suelan colocarse rellenos para simular una mejor figura... o parecerse a Jennifer Garner.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
08/10/04
Luis Martinez
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08/10/04
Nev Pierce
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