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Thirteen

2003 · 100 min

Raw, intimate and often painful, it pulls you into a teenager's reckless spiral with unflinching honesty and emotional force.

Tagline
It's happening so fast.
Overview
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • addiction
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
Written by
Nikki Reed, Catherine Hardwicke
Starring
Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter, Brady Corbet, Jeremy Sisto, Vanessa Hudgens, Sarah Clarke, Cynthia Ettinger
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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