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Thirteen |  | Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  390 reviews
Sales Rank: 3065
Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2220660D
UPC: 024543106586
EAN: 0024543106586
ASIN: B00013RC2K
Release Date: January 27, 2004
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Product Description
Straight-laced teen Tracy meets Evie and falls under her destructive influence.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
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A gut-wrenching portrait of adolescence, Thirteen is made all the more powerful because it was co-written by a genuine teenage girl, Nikki Reed, who also co-stars in the movie. Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood), a serious good student, finds herself needing to express her anger and resentment at her fractured family life. To rebel, she pursues a friendship with the reckless, alluring Evie (Reed), who seems to have all the cocksure freedom that Tracy desires. What follows is both harrowing and compelling: Tracy becomes enmeshed in a relationship with Evie that empowers Tracy and drags her deeper into the misery she wants to escape--and terrifies her mother (Holly Hunter), who struggles desperately to hold on to her daughter's love. Thirteen makes every step on this path utterly convincing, due to the vivid script, energized direction, and astonishingly alive performances from Hunter, Reed, and especially Wood. Jolting, sad, and mesmerizing. --Bret Fetzer
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impressive though needs polishing May 21, 2010
D. Sorel (Massachusetts USA)
The movie is based on Nikki Reed's tumultuous life during her adolescence.
The plot follows Wood's character named Tracy as she enters the 7th grade and becomes entranced with her wild classmate Evie (played by Reed). Evie proves to be a terribly influence on Tracy who goes from being an excellent student, blossoming poet, and sheltered young lady to a 13 year old drug abuser who loses her virginity and verbally assaults her family members on a daily basis. Tracy's mother (Mel), played expertly by Holly Hunter, is a recovered drug addict/alcoholic who is trying to save her daughter without getting sucked into back into the drug and alcohol scene herself. As Tracy and Evie become closer friends, Evie makes up lies about her past in order to stay at Tracy's house and win over her family. In addition, Tracy is trying to deal with the fact that her father has a new family and does not have time for her. Just when the tension seems to be at its boiling point, Mel's boyfriend (who is an ex-cocaine addict) moves back in after his stay in the halfway house.
With such a heavy plot, I was skeptical that the young actresses wouldn't be able to pull it all off. I was completely wrong! Wood plays her part so well that I wondered if she had experiences similar to those in the film. Holly Hunter was equally exceptional as was Nikki Reed did not in fact play herself in the film but instead played the antagonist. Once I did some background reading on this movie, I found that it had been written by Nikki Reed and director Catherine Hardwicke in six days and was originally going to be a comedy. This shocked me because the material is so tragic and raw that there isn't even enough humor for a dark comedy. It was equally impressive to read that it was written in such a short time period because the characters are very well developed. Of course it has its pitfalls, but the majority of them hit in the first half an hour of the film. At times the script feels clunky, but it never interferes with the action or emotion of the movie. Overall, it is an extremely impressive feat and worth a viewing.
 Tear Jerker for Mom and Daughter May 19, 2010
Becca
I watched this movie with my 13 year old daughter and we both cried by the end. It helped her realize just what kind of people are out there in the world. Very good movie.
Movie cleverly delves into the mysteries of very early adolescence November 18, 2009
K. Ptacek (MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie Thirteen is an extremely well done look into the perspective of an out of control, average American teenager who once was good and had a conscious but was quickly replaced by drugs, and poor choices. While there are some seemingly unimportant and questionable scenes such as the last shot in the end, the movie doesn't disappoint to preview a simple way of "getting caught up" in peer pressure. Recommend it for people of 17+ to fully understand the concepts with little misinterpretations.
Shockingly Real November 17, 2009
R. Godfrey (Georgia, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To say the movie doesn't contain real shocking pieces of teens' lives would be an understatement. The movie literally pulls you out of your chair and spins you into a world so crazy and fast it scares you. Showing this movie to teens all over the world should be required because showing it to my teenage cousin (she was 17 at the time) made her think twice about her life and actions. It literally scares the hell out of you! For storyline, camera, and performance i give it a 5/5 star rating.
 WOW October 24, 2009
A. Lewis (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this movie without ever seeing it and I was hoping the whole way home that it was worth the money and to my surprise it was pretty darn good!But I do have to be honest about a few things in this movie,I wasn't completely in shock of what was happening throughout the movie because around the time I had purchased this movie I was maybe 16 or 17 and I knew girls who were exactly like that and a few of them were friends of mine so I kind of knew what was going to happen next throughout the movie.It was a good movie and I have watched it a few more times since then.It is a bit raw and crazy at times because I was just never like that as a teen(at least not that far gone)so when the movie ended I was like WOW!!That was crazy.Good movie I still watch it till this day(5 years later).Buy This!!!
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