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Thirteen

EMAILPRINTBellevue Films

Thirteen reviews
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8.1 User Score:

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Based on 7 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: David D. Williams

Directed by: David D. Williams

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 2, 2000

Running Time: 87 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Hermine Douglas, Alan Douglas, Anisa Dickens, and Dynisha Dickens

The quasi-documentary story of a year in the life of 13-year-old Virginia native Nina and her mother.

What The Critics Said

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90

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

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.

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90

Village Voice J. Hoberman

The movie is as eloquently uninflected and filled with quirks as its star.

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88

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

One of the truest films I've seen about the ebb and flow of a real relationship.

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80

The New York Times Stephen Holden

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.

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75

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

The acting is amateurish at times, but always convincing.

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63

New York Post Hannah Brown

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.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

This quietly gripping film is both universal and particular.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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