Plot & Details
Prolific production designer and art director Catherine Hardwicke makes her directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Thirteen. Los Angeles teenager and overachiever Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) is an excellent student in her seventh grade class and gets along well with her mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter). She fears that she's not cool enough to be friends with Evie (Nikki Reed), the most popular girl in school. Fueled with genuine adolescent energy, Tracy follows Evie's lead into the harsh realities of sex, drugs, and hard-edged adventure. Consumed with temptations and conflicting desires, Tracy loses her good-girl identity, greatly affecting her relationship with her mom. Partly autobiographical, Thirteen was co-written by Hardwicke and actual 13-year-old Reed, who are close family friends. Originally intending to write a teen comedy, they ended up creating a hard-hitting drama exposing the contemporary teenage experience. Thirteen was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, with Catherine Hardwicke taking home the Director's Award.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Drama
- Run Time: 100min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/2003
- DVD Release Date: 01/27/2004
- Distributor(s): Fox
- Director(s): Catherine Hardwicke
- Starring: Holly Hunter , Evan Rachel Wood , Nikki Reed , Jeremy Sisto , Brady Corbet
- Themes: Managing Parental Relationships [k],Mothers and Daughters,Dangerous Friends,Drug/Alcohol Experimentation [k],Kids in Trouble,Peer Pressure [k]
- Tone: Downbeat,Forceful,Gritty,Moody,Bleak
- Keywords: adolescence,coming-of-age,drugs,girl,juvenile-crime,over-achiever,self-mutilation,sexual-awakening,shoplifting,teenagers
- Country of Origin: USA - Limited (08-20-2003)
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Holly Hunter | Nominated |
| 2003 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Evan Rachel Wood | Nominated |
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