Thirteen

  • 2003


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Average Rating 3.4/5
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2.0
Thirteen feels like a dramatized documentary, yet it has the grip of a thriller. EW
4.4
It is painful enough to endure them at any age, let alone in a young and vulnerable season when life should be wondrous. Rogerebert
4.0
This film has great strengths particularly its authenticity of detail and its genuine commitment, even tenderness, toward its subject matter.This real .. Common Sense Media
1.5
The script by Paul Rudnick (In & Out) has no bite, little humor, and redundant stereotypes. Austin Chronicle
3.8
And just as it did with Kids, the media will trumpetand already has trumpetedwarnings from the mountaintops that the film should be taken as a wake up ..
4.0
In style and content, Thirteen lies somewhere between Lukas Moodyssons brilliant debut Fucking Amal (Show Me Love) and Larry Clarkes teen dramas. Screen Daily
4.0
Shot with jittery handheld cameras and a bleached out color palette that mirrors the onscreen meltdowns, Thirteen may be the most emotionally wrenchin ..
3.8
Its a sad moment.Tracy passes the test, but its a meaningless test. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
This LA set drama could have been entitled Every Mothers Nightmare or, possibly, Cinematic Contraception.
3.5
Stop acting like irresponsible children yourselves, stop bringing morons home to mess your kids up even more and get your shite together! JoBlo
4.0
But this devastating portrait of two vulnerable girls with low self esteem does have some universal elements. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
A very good piece of rather easy didacticism, but it doesnt go much beyond that. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Less a damozel in distress fetish flick than a bird flipping plunge into coded girl cult communication. Village Voice
2.5
Larry Clarks Kids (95) broke the same ground in what seems like a generation ago. Sover
4.4
Except, instead of developing this idea into a moralistic fairy tale or a black comedy, Thirteen descends into tragedy.In addition to being a fascinat .. ReelViews
3.8
Despite its neat ending, this powerful film nevertheless leaves off with many troubling issues. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
And all this happens to kids who are nowhere near mature enough to contend with this blast of change.Hell, few well adjusted adults could handle it.
3.0
And all this happens to kids who are nowhere near mature enough to contend with this blast of change.Hell, few well adjusted adults could handle it.
5.0
The movie always seems to be building to a confrontation, and the one it delivers is even more dramatically combustible than anticipated. Usa Today
3.1
Right from the get go, theres a feeling that the movies been tailor made to appeal solely to skateboarding fans with little effort made to appeal to a .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Weve been through an ordeal and one thrillingly acted by Wood but why Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The acting is excellent, and Hardwicke gives it a grainy video realism, but the film feels random and formless, with a flat, inconclusive ending. News Review
4.0
In short, this is an extremely enjoyable film, if a little harrowing. View London
3.1
Despite its talented cast and dazzling scenery, this love story is bland and predictable. Cs Monitor
1.0
Despite its modern trappings, Thirteen is an old fashioned and morally dubious diatribe about juvenile delinquency. Film Journal International ..
2.5
All of this would probably be easier to swallow without co screenwriter Hardwickes overbearing direction. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
It is such a shame that director Hardwicke almost sinks her own film by her obsession with all of the bad tricks of digital video. Internet Reviews
3.8
A worst case scenario that preys on parental fears of the monster movie lurking within every teenage rebellion, and its fed by memories of what we got .. Boston
4.4
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is resigning, she and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, blindsiding many administration officials and stirring spe .. Star Tribune
2.0
Only people who have forgotten their own adolescence, or who are terrified of relinquishing it, could find it startling to discover that teenagers do .. Toronto Star
3.0
Exhibiting a wonderful sense of visual storytelling, that recall the dynamic camera of the young Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson, Hardwicke is a maj .. Emanuellevy
4.5
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Thirteen is a cautionary bad girl picture, a genre thats been kicking around since before movies could talk: .. Slate
1.5
CO2, however, is a harmless natural substance, so CO2 extraction doesnt result in residual solvent contamination. Observer
4.0
Crucially, this teen flick comes filled with genuine tenderness instead of the usual sugar coating. Bbc
3.8
As it stands, it is a little too open ended to fully satisfy, and lacks the catharsis expected. The Movie Boy
4.5
If you can, bring a date, since it presents the perfect opportunity to show your sensitive side as well as your ability to sit through a chick flick a .. Bullz-Eye
4.4
That is until she enters the peer pressure cooker known as junior high where she witnesses the power wielded by uber hip Evie Zamora (Nikki Reed also .. Hollywood
2.0
Thirteen is a message movie to be sure, a cautionary tale for the 21st century youth, imbued with cultural authenticity, but despite the raw gut punch .. Seattle Pi
4.0
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4.0
This exceptional film goes much deeper than your average teenage angst flick. Cnn
4.4
Its a movie that connects every audience member with the soul of every character and makes you feel what its like in the darker corners of modern Amer .. Spliced Wire
2.0
A look at the long day in the busy life of a Toronto councillor In the face of a surprise cut to the number of wards and councillors proposed by the p .. The Star
2.0
Forget Freddy, forget Jason heres a pair of characters guaranteed to scare the pants off you. E Online
5.0
However, the real rewards of this tough minded yet hugely enjoyable throwback to earlier queer and art house cinema work are its psychologically compl .. La Weekly
2.5
Its a smart pickup for Fox Searchlight but a thematic letdown for mature audiences.Still, theres some resonance here for teens and parents who could t .. Varia Gate
2.5
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2.0
Started several years ago, Art Alley is an evolving showcase of Kansas City street artists. Kansas City
4.0
displays compassion for its characters, even the worst of them, allowing them to keep their humanity while not excusing their sins. Killer Movie Reviews
4.4
Based on a play LaBute wrote, the movie boasted even more of his trademark verbal battles and characters giving into bad temptation.It also featured a .. The Filmy Ap
3.8
Films like this have to come along every so often to remind people of the mess the younger generation is living through. Big Picture Big Sound
2.0
Thirteen won the best directing award at Sundance, which I cant agree with. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.8
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3.8
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3.0
...a cautionary tale, and as such it is unlikely to be heeded by teens anywhere and unlikely to be seen by the very parents who might learn the most f .. Movie Metropolis
2.5
How could Hardwicke and Reed have worked so many wonders along the fringes and left such a huge, gaping hole in the middle Film Blather
4.0
The film offers no answers, leaving little but the harrowing sound and fury of children growing up too fast. Future Movies
4.4
One of the qualities that sets Thirteen apart from the hundreds of other teen tragedy stories that have been presented over the decades is its unwilli .. James Sanford on Film
4.0
Thirteen pulls no punches when it comes to showing how the stress and peer pressure facing teenagers today can quickly turn someones world upside down .. TheMovieChicks.com
2.0
Clinging too tightly to its rote storyline, and too desperate to shock us into submission by piling on Tracys vices, Thirteen tries to scare us into a .. Nicks Chager
1.5
. . .no adult, and certainly no parent, should have to endure the attention grabbing temper tantrum that is Thirteen. IGN Movies
4.4
Im not really into the big romantic comedies, the big action flicks with big names. Seattle Times
3.0
Dramatic without being totally original, shocking without being too provocative. Eclipse Magazine
5.0
Exciting, energized indie drama shot on digital video is an eye opening look at the ways the kids arent all right. Net Flix
2.0
The odd double ending, which thankfully withholds any easy assurances, doesnt resolve much confusion, either.In the end, then, Thirteen makes a powerf .. Nicks Flick Picks
5.0
An antidote to such recent pop tart fare as What a Girl Wants and The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Thirteen shares more in common with Kids . . . Premiere Magazine
4.0
Its what the controversial and overrated Kids should have been unflinching and honest, but not bleak. Citysearch
3.3
Catherine Hardwickes idea of context is the trite schematics of schoolyard popularity. Apollo Guide
4.5
Everyone needs to see this film mothers, kids (from 11 up), grandparents, anyone who deals with preadolescents. San Diego Metropolitan
3.8
A raw, disturbing look at a world adults would much rather not know about. Miami Herald
3.0
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3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently .. Ny Observer
3.5
Though the cinematography is unsteady and the script misses some key elements, the film is not an irresponsible, pointless mess. The Reel Deal
3.0
EDGE sat down with the director to talk about her first mainstream film. Edge Boston
3.8
Girls just wanna have fun in Thirteen, an uncompromising look at a young girls descent into troubled teendom. Imdb
4.5
As the girls descend into realms of the irreparable, you twist and turn in your seats, in terror for them and also in empathy for Woods character. Cinerina
4.0
This mesmerising, visceral trawl through pointless youthful rebellion probably takes its lead from Dennis Hoppers queasy, disturbing Out of the Blue ( .. The List
4.5
Thirteen is the kind of film (like the even worse Kids) that will be described as shocking and a wake up call by critics who havent had any contact wi ..
2.5
Is there anyone in the world who has not already figured out that growing into a teenager is difficult CinemaBlend
4.5
An excellent film with a great script, incredible acting, and a truly blunt cautionary tale...
1.0
On the surface, the life of personal trainer Elena Arathimos (left and right) looks glamorous, fit and healthy and carefree. Femail
3.1
A powerful drama about a girl, her family and the pressure cooker temperature of modern life. The San Diego Union Tribun ..



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