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13 Going on 30

For some, 13 feels like it was just yesterday. For Jenna, it was.

2004 · 1h 38m · PG-13 Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by Gary Winick

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Overview

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. But soon Jenna realizes that adult life isn’t as easy as she hoped for.

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All reviews
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh

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

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh

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

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rotten

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

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh

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

Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post
Fresh

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.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

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