The Thirteenth Year

TV Movie
1999
TV-G
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.3K

YOUR RATING

Chez Starbuck in The Thirteenth Year (1999)

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Teen Comedy Teen Fantasy Comedy Family Fantasy

After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
There's an uncredited appearance by Kristen Stewart (in her first role) as a girl in the fountain line. Her mother, Jules Stewart, was the script supervisor for the TV movie.

Goofs
The movie is titled "The Thirteenth Year", however, the time-line is inconsistent. When Cody is introduced, he's very clearly an infant, not a newborn, yet in the time-skip the words "13 years later" appear on the screen, implying that Cody would actually be several months older than 13. Also, the year after his 13th birthday would be his fourteenth year, not thirteenth.

Quotes
Jess Wheatley: I finally get a friend and he turns into a fish. Typical.

Connections
Featured in Disneycember: Descendants 2 (2017)

User reviews24

Featured review

6/10

Decent

The Thirteenth Year is a very entertaining Disney Channel movie. It is definitely not of one of Disney Channel's best, but it's OK. One thing that was a negative was the acting and dialog. I know this is a Disney movie, but the acting is very unbelievable at times, especially by the main character, Cody. The chemistry between the mermaid mother and Cody also felt kind of awkward. The dialog is also cheesy at time, but this is expected. But on the good side the makeup of the mermaid was very nice though and was a big plus. The story is entertaining and sure to keep you interested. and overall the good outweighs the bad. The Thirteenth Year isn't amazing but a really entertaining flick. Enjoy.