Synopsis
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.
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Cast
- Eli GoldenEvan Goldman
- Debra MessingJessica Goldman
- Rhea PerlmanGrandma Ruth
- Peter HermannJoel Goldman
- Josh PeckRabbi Shapiro
- Gabriella UhlPatrice
- JD McCraryBrett
- Lindsey BlackwellKendra
- Frankie McNellisLucy Hallman
- Jonathan LengelArchie
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
While every image is as bright and colorful as a new box of crayons, the kids themselves never come across as artificial, thanks in part to Jamal Sims’ naturalistic but crisp choreography, which emphasizes stomps and leans and long-legged strides. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The changes make this “13” look and feel more like a conventional Netflix teen movie — all about puppy love and jostling for popularity — rather than the one-of-a-kind theatrical experience it once was. But Jason Robert Brown’s songs are still incredibly snappy, turning common adolescent experiences like crushes, first kisses and going to horror movies with friends into up-tempo bops. - 48
Paste Magazine
Apart from some stray moments of youthful exuberance, the film version of 13 has been scrubbed as clean as any high school musical, so that it resembles any number of sitcomy streaming programming—erasing the very novelty that made it sing on stage. - 30
Screen Rant
With nothing of substance to chew on, the only thing a (committed) viewer can do is strap in for the 90-minute runtime and wait to hear a tune they like - and hope that, once it's over, they emerge earworm-free.
