13 Going on 30

In 1987, nerdy 13-year-old Jenna Rink yearns to be popular. She persuades the Six Chicks, her school's ruling clique led by "Tom-Tom", to attend her birthday party by doing their homework for them. Jenna's best friend and next-door neighbor, Matty Flamhaff, secretly in love with her, gifts her a handmade dollhouse and sprinkles the roof with "magic wishing dust." The Six Chicks arrive with a group of boys, including Jenna's crush Chris Grandy. They trick Jenna into believing Chris is going to play "seven minutes in heaven" with her while they leave with the completed homework. When Matty discovers her in the closet, a humiliated Jenna barricades herself and tearfully wishes to be "thirty and flirty and thriving" as the wishing dust falls on her.

The next morning, Jenna awakens as an adult in a luxurious Fifth Avenue apartment in 2004, dating a young man she does not recognize and with no memory of the intervening seventeen years. Upon further investigation, she learns that she now works as an editor for her favorite fashion magazine, Poise, alongside her co-editor and best friend, Lucy Wyman. However, the magazine is falling behind its arch-rival Sparkle, which her editor-in-chief, Richard Kneeland, believes is the work of a saboteur. A confused Jenna locates Matty, now a struggling photographer, in Greenwich Village. He explains that in high school, she became the new head of the Six Chicks and subsequently stopped speaking to him; she also learns that Lucy is Tom-Tom.

As she adjusts to her new adult life, Jenna gradually learns that the person she has become is nothing like her shy, sweet teenage self; the adult Jenna plagiarized ideas, became estranged from her parents, and had an affair with a co-worker's husband. After overhearing Lucy plotting to remove her from a presentation on a Poise rebrand, Jenna returns to her childhood home in New Jersey to reunite with her parents before reconciling with Matty and hiring him to help with her presentation. They gradually fall for each other, though Matty's fiancee Wendy is eager for him to move to Chicago.

Jenna's presentation proves successful, but Lucy lies to Matty and claims Jenna did not use his photos, having him sign them over to her instead. While looking for Matty to deliver the good news, Jenna finds Wendy, who reveals that their wedding is the next day. Moreover, she learns from Kneeland that Lucy became Sparkle{{'}}s new editor-in-chief by using Jenna's presentation. Outraged, she confronts Lucy, who scornfully reveals that Jenna is the one who sabotaged Poise in exchange for a position at Sparkle, though Lucy took the job first.

Jenna rushes to Matty's childhood home, where the wedding is about to take place, to explain what happened, though Matty says he already knew the truth. Jenna tries to convince Matty to give their relationship a chance, promising that she is not the awful person she appears to be. Matty acknowledges his feelings for her, but rejects her anyway, claiming that too many years have passed. He gives her the dollhouse, which he has kept despite their estrangement, and confesses that he has always loved her. Jenna goes next door to her childhood and breaks down in tears while holding the dollhouse; a breeze swirls some remnants of the wishing dust around her.

Jenna reawakens back in 1987 on her thirteenth birthday. When Matty finds her huddled alone in the closet, she happily embraces and kisses him. Jenna berates Lucy and her friends, destroys their completed homework, and ousts them from her house. With this second chance, Jenna lives the subsequent seventeen years differently, eventually going on to marry Matty. The newlywed couple then moves into a suburban house resembling the dollhouse Matty gave Jenna on her thirteenth birthday.

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{{Cast list|

• Jennifer Garner as Jenna Rink
• Christa B. Allen as young Jenna
• Mark Ruffalo as Matty Flamhaff
• Sean Marquette as young Matty
• Judy Greer as Lucy "Tom-Tom" Wyman
• Alexandra Kyle as young Lucy
• Andy Serkis as Richard Kneeland
• Kathy Baker as Beverly Rink
• Samuel Ball as Alex Carlson
• Marcia DeBonis as Arlene
• Phil Reeves as Wayne Rink
• Kiersten Warren as Trish Sackett
• Jim Gaffigan as Chris Grandy
• Alex Black as young Chris
• Lynn Collins as Wendy
• Susan Egan as Tracy Hansen
• Ashley Benson as Six Chick
• Brittany Curran as Six Chick
• Brie Larson as Six Chick
• Megan Lusk as Six Chick
• Julia Roth as Six Chick
• Renee Olstead as Becky
• Gia Mantegna as Gina

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In October 2002, director Gary Winick was in negotiations to direct 13 Going on 30.{{cite news |date=October 9, 2002 |title=Winick big on Revolution's '13' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |via=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0187096/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426060253/https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0187096/ |archive-date=April 26, 2015 }} It was also announced that Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth were producing the project with the writers' manager, Gina Matthews.{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Michael |title=Good 'Going' for Ruffalo, Revolution |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/news/good-going-for-ruffalo-revolution-1117879559/ |website=Variety |date=28 January 2003 |access-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907225556/https://variety.com/2003/film/news/good-going-for-ruffalo-revolution-1117879559/ |url-status=live }} Actress Jennifer Garner was cast for the movie's lead role. In order to film the picture, Garner shot it while on break from filming her television series Alias. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger were all considered for the lead role.{{cite web |date=April 22, 2019 |title=12 Things You Didn't Know About '13 Going on 30' on its 15th Anniversary |url=https://www.moviefone.com/2019/04/22/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-13-going-on-30-on-its-15th-anniversary/ |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=MovieFone |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817213048/https://www.moviefone.com/2019/04/22/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-13-going-on-30-on-its-15th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }} Judy Greer was cast to play Lucy, Garner's best friend; Kathy Baker and Phil Reeves were cast as Garner's mother and father, respectively. Later, Andy Serkis was selected to play Garner's boss; while Samuel Ball was announced as Garner's boyfriend.{{cite news |date=March 21, 2003 |title=Revolution's '13' is lucky number for Serkis, Ball |work=The Hollywood Reporter |via=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0188613/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802004442/https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0188613 |archive-date=2022-08-02 }}

On May 13, 2003, it was reported that filming for the movie was underway in Los Angeles with Revolution Studios.{{cite news |date=May 13, 2003 |title="13 Going on 30" Gets Underway |website=About.com |url=http://movies.about.com/cs/upcomingreleases/a/13goingnews.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050922165433/http://movies.about.com/cs/upcomingreleases/a/13goingnews.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2005}} It was filmed in Los Angeles, New York City and South Pasadena, California.{{cite web|last=Bosely|first=Candice|title=Bunker Hill native to appear in movie '13 Going on 30'|url=http://articles.herald-mail.com/2004-04-11/news/25018578_1_sam-ball-first-role-movie|work=The Herald-Mail|access-date=August 13, 2013|date=April 11, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213202/http://articles.herald-mail.com/2004-04-11/news/25018578_1_sam-ball-first-role-movie|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Filmed in South Pasadena!|url=http://www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1758|work=August 13, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130212918/http://ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1758|url-status=dead}} Interior shots were filmed in Los Angeles. The crew moved to New York City, where they shot exteriors for 17 days.{{cite web |title=13 Going on 30 Production Notes – 2004 Movie Releases |url=http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2004/13_going_on_30.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220222442/http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2004/13_going_on_30.htm |archive-date=February 20, 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2014 |website=Madeinatlantis.com}} Principal photography took place from May to November 2003. Written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, the script was "polished" by Niels Mueller (who lost an initial writing credit in a subsequent dispute arbitrated by the Writers Guild of America).{{cite web |date=23 April 2004 |title="13 Going on 30 written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith with "polishing" by Niels Mueller" |url=http://www.ericdsnider.com/movies/13-going-on-30 |access-date=April 28, 2012 |website=ericdsnider.com |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416080509/http://www.ericdsnider.com/movies/13-going-on-30/ |url-status=live }}

Christa B. Allen, who portrayed 13-year-old Jenna, later "reprised" her role as a younger version of Jennifer Garner by portraying the teenage version of Jenny Perotti in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.{{cite news |last=Semigran |first=Aly |title=10 Things You Never Knew About '13 Going on 30' |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/21244-10-things-you-never-knew-about-13-going-on-30 |access-date=October 29, 2014 |work=Bustle |date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029055423/http://www.bustle.com/articles/21244-10-things-you-never-knew-about-13-going-on-30 |url-status=live }} In October 2016, it was announced 13 Going on 30 was going to be adapted for Broadway with an estimated debut in late 2017, but plans did not move forward.{{Cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/13-going-on-30-musical-aiming-for-broadway |title=13 Going on 30 Musical Aiming for Broadway |website=Playbill |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=2018-04-30 |archive-date=April 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430115213/http://www.playbill.com/article/13-going-on-30-musical-aiming-for-broadway |url-status=live }}

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The soundtrack to 13 Going on 30 was released on April 20, 2004, from Hollywood Records.{{Cite web |title=13 Going on 30 - Original Soundtrack |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/13-going-on-30-mw0000697922 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=AllMusic |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813120912/https://www.allmusic.com/album/13-going-on-30-mw0000697922 |url-status=live }} The album mostly contains music from the 1980s with a range of hits from famous recording artists such as Talking Heads, Billy Joel, Madonna, Pat Benatar and Whitney Houston. There is also a handful of songs performed by contemporary artists, such as Lillix and Liz Phair.

1. "Head Over Heels" – The Go-Go's
2. "Jessie's Girl" – Rick Springfield
3. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Jackie DeShannon
4. "Burning Down the House" – Talking Heads
5. "Mad About You" – Belinda Carlisle
6. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston
7. "What I Like About You" – Lillix
8. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" — Belinda Carlisle
9. "Ice Ice Baby" – Vanilla Ice
10. "Crazy for You" – Madonna
11. "Vienna" – Billy Joel
12. "Why Can't I?" – Liz Phair
13. "Nothing Compares 2 U" — Sinéad O'Connor
14. "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell
15. "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar
16. "Will I Ever Make It Home" – Ingram Hill

• "Thriller" – Michael Jackson
• "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" – Wang Chung
• "Good Day" – Luce

The songs "Breathe" by Michelle Branch and "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls were featured in promotional trailers, but were not featured in the movie or on the soundtrack.

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1. "Prologue" (4:19)
2. "Jenna Dream House" (1:13)
3. "Transformation" (0:31)
4. "Wake Up" (2:03)
5. "Naked Guy" (0:36)
6. "Off to Work" (0:29)
7. "Poise" (0:43)
8. "Paper Throw" (0:28)
9. "Can I Go?" (1:05)
10. "Matt's Apt" (0:46)
11. "Fluffy Pillow" (0:49)
12. "Au Revoir" (0:44)
13. "Good Luck with Fractions" (0:35)
14. "Mean Messages" (0:25)
15. "Eavesdropping" (0:46)
16. "Yearbook Idea" (1:14)
17. "Elevator" (0:25)
18. "Swings" (01:49)
19. "Assemble the Proposal" (0:39)
20. "Hang in There" (0:38)
21. "Angry Lucy" (0:15)
22. "Presentation" (2:30)
23. "Sneaking" (0:59)
24. "Rain Montage" (1:08)
25. "Getting Married Tomorrow" (0:29)
26. "Sparkle Bus Overlay" (0:39)
27. "Dream House Revisited" (1:28)
28. "30 to 13" (0:38)
29. "Crazy for You Overlay" (1:09)

The film opened on April 23, 2004, with an initial box office take of $22 million in its first weekend, debuting at number two, almost tied with Denzel Washington's thriller Man on Fire.{{cite news |date=April 26, 2004 |title='Man,' '13' light up boxoffice |work=The Hollywood Reporter |via=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0196930/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720035932/https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0196930/ |archive-date=2022-07-20 }} In its second week, it dropped to number three, earning $9 million.{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2004 Weekend 18 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W18/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801023502/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W18/ |url-status=live }} In its third week, it fell to number five, earning $5.5 million.{{cite web |title=Studio Briefing: May 11th, 2004 |url=https://movieweb.com/studio-briefing-may-11th-2004/ |website=MovieWeb |date=May 11, 2004 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024835/https://movieweb.com/studio-briefing-may-11th-2004/ |url-status=live }} In its fourth week, it took sixth place with an estimated $4.2 million.{{cite news |date=May 16, 2004 |title='Troy' wins weekend horse race |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0197538/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720035932/https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0197538/ |archive-date=2022-07-20 |via=IMDb}} In its fifth week, it fell to number seven, with an estimated $2.5 million.{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2004 Weekend 21 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W21/?ref_=bo_rl_table_5 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801023505/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W21/?ref_=bo_rl_table_5 |url-status=live }} In its sixth week, the film fell to number 9, earning $1 million.{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2004 Weekend 22 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W22/?ref_=bo_rl_table_6 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801023506/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2004W22/?ref_=bo_rl_table_6 |url-status=live }} It ended with $57 million at the domestic box office, and a total worldwide gross of $96,455,697.{{cite web |title= 13 Going on 30 (2004) |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |website= Box Office Mojo |access-date= September 9, 2022 |archive-date= June 24, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090624095646/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |url-status= live }}

On Rotten Tomatoes, 13 Going on 30 has an approval rating of 65% based on reviews from 179 critics, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Although the plot leaves a lot to be desired, 13 Going on 30 will tug at your inner teenager's heartstrings thanks in large part to a dazzling performance from Jennifer Garner."{{Cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13_going_on_30 |title= 13 Going on 30 (2004) |website= Rotten Tomatoes |date= April 14, 2004 |publisher= Fandango Media |access-date= Jan 1, 2021 |archive-date= November 27, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201127180422/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13_going_on_30 |url-status= live }} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57% based on reviews from 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |title= 13 Going on 30 |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/13-going-on-30 |website= Metacritic |access-date= Jan 1, 2021 |archive-date= October 3, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201003185115/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/13-going-on-30 |url-status= live }} Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A−, on a scale of A to F.{{cite web |title=13 Going on 30 (2004) A- |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=2018-12-20 |work=CinemaScore }}

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a highly positive review with a grade of "A−", writing, "13 Going on 30 is the rare commercial comedy that leaves you entranced by what can happen only in the movies." Gleiberman also praised Garner's performance, writing: "She cuts out all traces of adult consciousness, of irony and flirtation and manipulation, reducing herself to a keen, goggle-eyed earnestness that's utterly beguiling."{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |date=22 April 2004 |title=13 Going on 30 – Movie Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/22/13-going-30-2/ |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120921/https://ew.com/article/2004/04/22/13-going-30-2/ |url-status=live }} Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: "The possibilities of Jenna's confusion are exploited for full comic effect. Garner, who turns out to be a charming, abandoned comedian, makes Jenna's incredulousness and innocence very funny and occasionally even touching."{{cite news |last=LaSalle |first=Mick |author-link=Mick LaSalle |date=April 23, 2004 |title=Getting what you wish for can be dangerous -- especially if you adore Rick Springfield |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Getting-what-you-wish-for-can-be-dangerous-2765213.php |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210215227/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Getting-what-you-wish-for-can-be-dangerous-2765213.php |url-status=live }} Joe Leydon of Variety also praised her performance, writing "Garner throws herself so fully and effectively into the role that in a few key scenes, she vividly conveys Jenna's high spirits and giddy pleasure through the graceful curling of her toes." Leydon praised director Gary Winick for "bringing a fresh spin to most of the script's cliches and emphasizing nuggets of emotional truth provided by Goldsmith and Yuspa."{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/13-going-on-30-1200534072/ | work=Variety | title=13 Going On 30 | first=Joe | last=Leydon | date=April 11, 2004 | access-date=March 26, 2019 | archive-date=March 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101230/https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/13-going-on-30-1200534072/ | url-status=live }} Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote that "The film is tailor-made for women who openly lust for dream houses, dream jobs, and dream hubbies." He also wrote that "the best stuff involves the childhood preamble. (The young actors playing Jenna, Matt, and Lucy are terrific.) Those moments feel painfully, comically true."{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Wesley |author-link=Wesley Morris |date=April 23, 2004 |title='13 Going on 30' has growing pains |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=3323 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221115248/http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=3323 |url-status=live }}

Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, commenting, "This romantic comedy is intended as a cautionary fairy tale. The silly humor works with the film's gentle message of self-empowerment and avoids sappiness in a tender interlude where the adult Jenna returns to her childhood home. Amusing, charming, and pleasantly nostalgic, 13 Going on 30 should fall easily onto moviegoers' wish lists."{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |date=April 22, 2004 |title='13 Going on 30' not just for kids |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-04-22-13-going-on-30_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040705210650/https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-04-22-13-going-on-30_x.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2004}} Mick Martin and Marsha Porter's 2005 DVD and Video Guide called it a "shameless rip-off of the Tom Hanks' classic Big", adding that it was "weak, but predictable and is sparked by the excellent performance of Jennifer Garner".2005 DVD and Video guide, p.1120. {{ISBN|0-345-44995-9}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.laweekly.com/thirteen-things-i-learned-watching-13-going-on-30/ |title=Thirteen Things I Learned Watching 13 Going on 30 |first=Scott |last=Foundas |date=April 22, 2004 |website=LA Weekly |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110184421/https://www.laweekly.com/thirteen-things-i-learned-watching-13-going-on-30/ |url-status=live }}

Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote: "The performances give the film more flavor and life than the situation does; it often feels like pre-chewed Bubble Yum. The message of the plot is that a lack of sophistication is the key to success, even in a fashion magazine that attracts readers through sexy exhibitionism. The movie would have shown some daring savvy if it had played more with the role-playing aspect of fashion spreads. Instead, it is content to eat its retro snack cake and have it, too."{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |author-link=Elvis Mitchell |date=April 23, 2004 |title=13 Going On 30 (2004) FILM REVIEW; Freaky Future: An Awkward Teenager Finds Herself Fast-Forwarded to Adulthood |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950CE1DE143AF930A15757C0A9629C8B63 |access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191409/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/movies/film-review-freaky-future-awkward-teenager-finds-herself-fast-forwarded.html |url-status=live }} Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 2 out of 4 and wrote: "You buy the magic because it comes with the territory. What I couldn't buy was the world of the magazine office, and the awkward scenes in which high-powered professionals don't seem to notice that they're dealing with a 13-year-old mind."{{cite news |date=April 23, 2004 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=13 going on 30 |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/13-going-on-30-2004 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231181411/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/13-going-on-30-2004 |url-status=live }} Andrea Gronvall of the Chicago Reader wrote that "The formula works, thanks in large part to star Jennifer Garner, who's so radiant theaters should be stocking sunblock. Underlying the shenanigans and the pop-psychology moral—self-love is a prerequisite for true love—there's a touching wistfulness about roads not taken."{{cite web |author=Gronvall |first=Andrea |date=9 April 2004 |title=13 Going On 30 |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/13-going-on-30/Film?oid=1054518 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722080510/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/13-going-on-30/Film?oid=1054518 |archive-date=2010-07-22 |access-date=2010-07-14 |work=Chicago Reader}} Jorge Morales of The Village Voice commented: "The thirty something in me was all, gag me with a spoon, but the kid in me was like, this film's rad to the max."{{cite web |author=Morales |first=Jorge |date=2004-04-13 |title=13 Going on 30 |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/04/13/film-102/ |work=The Village Voice |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222425/https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/04/13/film-102/ |url-status=live }} Nell Minow of Common Sense Media rated four stars out of five saying "Touching, hilarious Jennifer Garner rom-com."{{cite web |title=13 Going on 30 Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/13-going-on-30 |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026051010/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/13-going-on-30 |url-status=live }}

The film received several nominations at the Teen Choice Awards, including a nomination for Garner.{{Cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=July 27, 2004 |title=Paris and Nicole will host Teen Choice Awards |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/07/27/paris-and-nicole-will-host-teen-choice-awards/ |access-date=August 1, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801023502/https://ew.com/article/2004/07/27/paris-and-nicole-will-host-teen-choice-awards/ |url-status=live }} The musical performance of Garner and Ruffalo was nominated for an MTV Movie Award.{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2005 |title=Vicious Teens And Happy Drunk Lead 2005 MTV Movie Awards Nominees |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/kvlejz/vicious-teens-and-happy-drunk-lead-2005-mtv-movie-awards-nominees |access-date=August 1, 2022 |publisher=MTV News |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801023502/https://www.mtv.com/news/kvlejz/vicious-teens-and-happy-drunk-lead-2005-mtv-movie-awards-nominees |url-status=dead }}

On 28 September 2023, a UK stage adaptation of the movie was announced. The show will hold several public workshop performances at Battersea Arts Centre in London, ahead of a full production opening in the summer of 2025. The stage production is written by movie writers Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and music is by composer/lyricists Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=13 Going On 30 musical to have preview performances next month |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/13-going-on-30-musical-announced_1530972/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928125938/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/13-going-on-30-musical-announced_1530972/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/13-going-on-30-musical-adaptation-london-1235739109/|title='13 Going On 30′ Musical Adaptation Set From Film's Original Writers|date=September 28, 2023 |publisher=Variety|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929103559/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/13-going-on-30-musical-adaptation-london-1235739109/|url-status=live}}

Casting for the workshops was announced on 12 October 2023, with Lucie Jones playing Jenna Rink, Jamie Muscato playing Matt Flamhaff, and Grace Mouat playing Lucy Wyman, with Andy Fickman set to direct.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Cast including Lucie Jones and Jamie Muscato for 13 Going On 30 musical workshop announced |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-including-lucie-jones-and-jamie-muscato-announced-for-13-going-on-30-musical-workshop_1536135/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163933/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-including-lucie-jones-and-jamie-muscato-announced-for-13-going-on-30-musical-workshop_1536135/ |url-status=live }}

On 29 October 2024 it was announced that the stage adaptation would make its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House from 21 September 2025 through 12 October 2025. The producers for the show include ROYO, Revolution Studios, Wendy Federman, and Phil Kenny.{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/13-going-on-30-the-musical-to-have-world-premiere-next-autumn_1646759/|title=13 Going On 30 the Musical to have world premiere next autumn|date=October 29, 2024 |publisher=What's On Stage|access-date=November 11, 2024}}

The DVD was re-released in 2006 with the subtitle The Fun and Flirty Edition with special packaging and different special features.{{cite web |date=February 12, 2006 |author1=Preston Jones |title=13 Going On 30: Fun & Flirty Edition Sony Pictures // PG-13 |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20124/13-going-on-30-fun-flirty-edition/ |website=DVD Talk |quote=bizarre and arbitrary decision to eliminate certain bonus features |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121130814/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20124/13-going-on-30-fun-flirty-edition/ |url-status=live }} The Blu-ray version of 13 Going on 30 was released on January 20, 2009.{{Cite web |title=13 Going on 30 Blu-ray |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/13-Going-on-30-Blu-ray/2713/ |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=2017-03-22 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094602/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/13-Going-on-30-Blu-ray/2713/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=March 10, 2009 |author1=Aaron Beierle |title=13 Going on 30 |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36570/13-going-on-30/ |website=DVD Talk |quote=the Blu-Ray combined the extras from both DVDs. |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121130816/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36570/13-going-on-30/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=13 Going On 30 (2004) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/13-Going-On-30 |website=The Numbers |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121130815/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/13-Going-On-30 |url-status=live }}

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