Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
The result is a disturbing look into the so-called Wonder Years of adolescence, with convincing, award-worthy performances from each of its key players: Hunter, Wood, and Reed. Read full review
The most powerful of all recent wayward-youth sagas; indeed, it's tough to recall the last such drama that packed as much emotional clout. Read full review
With an authenticity that is tender and merciless, the movie shows you what it looks like when youth rebellion becomes a form of fascism. Read full review
One of the most honest and harrowing depictions of female adolescence ever put to film. Read full review
Unlike most other teen cautionary tales, Thirteen does not accuse merely one villain for the corruption of a minor. Read full review
Wood is superb at delineating Tracy's slide into desperate incoherence, but equally impressive is Reed, who has to conceal her writer's intelligence in playing a character who's entirely instinctive and unreflective. Read full review
Brace yourself for Thirteen -- it'll cause a commotion. Read full review
Would it be rude to suggest that your time might be better spent with your own children? Read full review
An engaging, sympathetic portrait of junior high girls who have grown up too fast and way too little. Without being preachy, it's also a cogent, terrifying tale of the lack of supervision many teens face and the utter inability of many parents to not only raise kids but also to direct their own lives. Read full review
Walks a fine line between bold indie film, with the attendant in-your-face roughness, and sodden Lifetime Original Movie. Read full review