Very good movie! Just TONS of cussing and drugs.
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Thirteen
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Explicit peer pressure story for older teens.
Themes in this movie include: family relationships, growing up, peer pressure, substance abuse
updated 09.23.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Thirteen
Parents need to know that this movie's R rating comes from frank and explicit -- but thoughtful -- treatment of the subject matter -- how peer pressure can lure kids away from their moorings and their families. Characters constantly use very strong language. Teenagers engage in every possible self-destructive behavior -- they smoke, take drugs, steal, lie, and pierce their tongues and belly buttons. They have sex that is so casual it is almost anonymous. There is also adult substance abuse and every one acts out. There are very tense family confrontations. This is a good example of how the MPAA rating system fails, because there are stupid comedies that deal with the same issues as this movie that are rated PG-13. This movie --if your teen can handle very mature subject matter -- deals more intelligently and forthrightly with the consequences of the behavior it depicts than some PG-13 offerings.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how easy it was for Tracy to slip away from everything she had learned. Why was Evie's friendship so important to her? Why was Tracy important to Evie?
- Why was it so hard for Mel to say "no" to anyone?
- If you decide to watch this movie with your teen, be prepared for frank discussions afterward.
Our Members Say
Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Good !
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
be a leader not a follower.
This was a great movie! many people dont know about it. butt its a great msg. to all young girls especially of the age beginning age 13!!! lol
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
AMAZING!! : D
This movie is the best movie I have EVER seen! My friend and I saw it when we were 12 and it may have been a little inappropriate it was AMAZING! I wish there was a book ! I loved it! Yes, I think we were a bit too young to see this movie but we are very mature. We understood everything and we dont think that there is anything wrong about seeing it at our age because it is a true story and things like this really happen.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
i don't know
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
...hard
this is a really hard movie,I think everyone from 13 to 18 years old should watch this and SEE what could happen to them. Its a hard movie,but it opens ur eyes.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
It's What Really Happens!
This movie was really good. Some places this is what really happens to 13 year olds. It's based on Nikki Reed's experience as a teenager.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
It's What Really Happens!
This movie was really good. Some places this is what really happens to 13 year olds. It's based on Nikki Reed's experience as a teenager.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
This movie was just bad.
Sure, the acting is great; it is Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, after all, and they've proven themselves. But the situations that the characters get themselves into are completely unrealistic with the majority of teens. Thirteen year olds that I know are not that easily influenced, are not that irresponsible, and certainly aren't just plain stupid. It's not accurate in the slightest and eventually turns laughable because of the last-ditch effort to leave the viewer with a good message.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
wow... truely amazing.
This movie is wonderful.I think it is a must see for everyone. It depicts whats really going on with teens these days, it doesnt mask anything. The only issue I think parents would have with this movie, is the fear of either that this could be there kids right now, or that if their kids watch this movie they'll turn out like the teens in the movie. Of course cussing is an issue thats totally to a parents disgression. There is no actual nudity of teens, although there is a short scene where Holly Hunter is nude. that is really the only issue i would have with my children, yet not even much. they have all seen breasts. but thats up to each parent to decide.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
i understood
This movie was hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!I watched it because my 16 year old cousin recomended it to me.Im 12 years old and In the 7th grade.I can totally relate to everything in this movie.Im more of a good girl so im not as bad as the girls in da movie.I LUV,LUV,LUV,LUV Dis movie.It is 1 of da best movies dat i eva watched.Im going 2 buy it so i can watch it like a bizillion times more.I recomend this movie 2 any 1 in da 5th grade and older.=)
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
this movie was so good!!!!
i absoulutley loved this movie. it was awesome!!!!!!!!! now just because i watched 13 year olds cuss, have sex, make out, and do drugs, doesnt mean im gonna go out and do it! get real parents!! do u really think that ur teens r gonna go out and do this because they saw it on tv? do u really think that we are that stupid?
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
The twists and turns of this movie........
i love this movie so much! it's my favorite in the whole world because ti's the only movie middle school kids can relate to. this movie helps parents and kids talk about important issues easier and it's a good conversation starter for those kids that don't talk to their 'rents very much. i think this movie could be watched by kids 12 and up but they have to be very mature and not so naive. if your kid loves rainbows and pink ponies and stuff and has no clue about drugs or sex, this isn't a good movie. but for kids in new york city, like me, we are used to sex and drugs and stuff so this stuff isn't a suprise and the self mutilation scene is entertaining to kids because it's part of the emo craze. i'm not saying that the kids are sadistic or something but now they can actually see an "emo movie". if your kid wants to see it, i recommend a parent watching it with them because undoubtedly the kid will have questions and the role of a parent is to answer them.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
i THINK
I THINK THIS ISNT A BAD MOVIE FOR KIDS MY AGE BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU WANT NOT TO DO DRUGS BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO THEM ....
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Thirteen the movie
Hi and i just wanted to say that when some parents watch this movie then need to realize that not all thirteen year olds do this and yes you need to be careful and watch for the behaviors but you cant just assume that your 13yr old is doing this its not true alot dont do this at all but yes there also is alot that do just trust your kids and watch out for them but dont become over protective and you need to let them sometimes realize whats bad for them from experiences they will never learn from you just telling them sometimes they need to see it in a bigger picture so watching this movie will show them but also watch for that behavior... thanks and i hope you learn from this... and if you rent it dont get mad at them for watching it you rented it and they should see for themselves ... thanks
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good Movie
Although Thirteen touches very big issues with teens these days I think overall It was a great movie. My mom rented it for me when I was 13, and it honestly made me realize that things that teens are doing are not all fun and games like they think. And can lead to serious consequences, which I knew before watching a movie, but after watching it I would never dabble in any of the things these girls were doing.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
THIRTEEN
I recently rented the film THIRTEEN at my local video store with some friends (the same age as me) and we loved it. We are all fans of dramas. The film is based on Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) a girl who changes from good to bad almost overnight because of sexy wild child Evie (Co writer of THIRTEEN Nikki Reed). The film is very emotionally violent. The movie expresses cutting (of wrists), casual sex, violence, substance abuse, drugs, alcohol, in such a powerful way that you can't stop watching even though its very explicit and frank about its subject matter. After watching the movie I even bought it. I rate THIRTEEN, R for mature thematic elements and for strong language, sexuality, and graphic drug use- all involving young teens
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
Do Not Allow Your Teen To See This Movie
The MovieMom missed the mark on this one. Although it attempted to make some kind of a point right at the end, by then we have been subjected to enough rebellion, graphic sexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, disrespectulness, filthy language, chaos, self destruction, teen anarchy and immorality, to leave us numb and feeling like we need to take a shower.
The review of this movie misses the point. We don't need this kind of barrage on our moral senses just so we and our teens can "learn a lesson" in the last few minutes of the movie. This film crosses so far over the "titillation" line that we feel dirty just watching it. We don't need to be made to live vicariously through these amoral and degenerate characters to understand that our teenagers need love, supervision and discipline and to stay away from drugs, sexual promiscuity and destructive behavior. I'm sure the creators of this horrible excuse of a movie ultimately wanted us to come out of it with the "this is what you DON'T want your teen to turn out to be" message as it's desperate redeeming hope. It fails miserably. Avoid it at all costs and DO NOT take your teenager to it under any circumstances. Instead, love them, spend time with them and talk with them about important values and issues. Shame on 20th Century Fox and Catherine Hardwicke.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN is a great movie, but like the review says it is very explicit. But then again it is very good to see with a teen if they can handle the subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 with ten being VERY GRAPHIC Sex-10: Very graphic sexual situations and nudity Violence-10: Very emotional violence Language-10: The teenagers use extremely awful language Drugs Use-10: Constant smoking Tolerance-10: Body piercing, peer pressure etc. My Rating- NC-17 for constant graphic drug use, sexuality/nudity and language, and for mature thematic elements
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| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 100% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 50% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
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