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Thirteen
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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    90
    The movie is as eloquently uninflected and filled with quirks as its star.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    90
    With the devout collaboration of the cast, Williams blurs the boundary between experience and storytelling as if the distinction were not only irrelevant but presumptuous.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    One of the truest films I've seen about the ebb and flow of a real relationship.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    80
    For all its narrative glitches and its homemade quality, Thirteen evokes the rhythm, texture and tone of Nina's world in a way that a more carefully scripted film never could.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    75
    The acting is amateurish at times, but always convincing.
  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Hannah Brown
    63
    Watching Thirteen is like spending an hour and a half with a poker-faced teen who's obviously unhappy but refuses to talk about what's wrong.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    This quietly gripping film is both universal and particular.
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