13 Going on 30 (known as
Suddenly 30 in Australia and some countries) is a 2004 American
romantic comedy fantasy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and directed by
Gary Winick. Starring
Jennifer Garner,
Mark Ruffalo,
Judy Greer,
Andy Serkis and
Kathy Baker, the film was produced by
Revolution Studios for
Columbia Pictures and it was released on April 23, 2004. It follows a 13-year-old girl who dreams of being popular. During her birthday party, she engages in the party game
Seven Minutes in Heaven. The game turns out to be a humiliating experience for her, and she refuses to come out of the closet. When she eventually does emerge, she finds herself five days shy of her 30th birthday, uncertain to how she got there.