13 Going on 30 (album)

13 Going on 30
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gary Winick
Produced by	Susan Arnold Donna Arkoff Roth Gina Matthews Todd Garner
Written by	Josh Goldsmith Cathy Yuspa
Screenplay by	Cathy Yuspa Josh Goldsmith Niels Mueller
Story by	Cathy Yuspa Josh Goldsmith
Starring	Jennifer Garner Mark Ruffalo Judy Greer Andy Serkis
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Edited by	Susan Littenberg
Production company	Revolution Studios
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$37 million
Box office	$96.5 million

13 Going on 30 (released as Suddenly 30 in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Gary Winick. Starring Jennifer Garner, the film was produced by Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures, and was released on April 23, 2004. It follows a 13-year-old girl who dreams of being popular. During her birthday party, she is humiliated by classmates and wishes that she was 30 years old. When she eventually does emerge, she finds herself five days shy of her 30th birthday, uncertain how she got there.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Garner's performance and its nostalgic environment. It was also praised for its humorous plot and self-empowering message. The film was also a commercial success, earning $22 million in its first week and grossing over $96 million, becoming one of the year's biggest-selling DVD rental titles. Its soundtrack features songs spanning from the 1980s to the 2000s, with a range of hits from famous recording artists such as Talking Heads, Billy Joel, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pat Benatar and Whitney Houston. Additionally, the soundtrack charted inside the top 50 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Garner's acting earned her nominations from both the MTV Movie Awards and the Teen Choice Awards, and the film was also re-released in DVD in 2006 as "Fun and Flirty Edition", and on Blu-Ray in 2009.

On May 26, 1987, Jenna Rink, a gawky girl, yearns to be popular, but the only way she can get the ruling clique—the "Six Chicks", led by the unkind Lucy "Tom-Tom" Wyman—to attend her upcoming 13th birthday party is by doing their homework. Jenna's best friend, the geeky boy Matty Flamhaff (with the nickname of Beaver because he looks like the star of Leave It to Beaver), arrives early to the party to give her a bright pink, dream dollhouse that he built for her. He sprinkles his second gift, a packet of glittery "magic wishing dust", on its roof.