
A physics professor approaching middle age decides to change his life with unexpected results. A rising young prosecuting attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single careless act while distracted. A woman reluctantly faces her husband's infidelity. An envious insurance claims manager with family problems seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker, but has second thoughts. And an optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle, only to have her faith shaken ... (Full plot summary below)
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A physics professor approaching middle age decides to change his life with unexpected results. A rising young prosecuting attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single careless act while distracted. A woman reluctantly faces her husband's infidelity. An envious insurance claims manager with family problems seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker, but has second thoughts. And an optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle, only to have her faith shaken by a traumatic event. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?
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| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Happiness is a topic as amorphous as it is sentimental, but 13 Conversations is grounded in the kinds of concrete emotions and images we can all relate to. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is brilliant, really. It is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events. Most movies operate as if their events are necessary--that B must follow A. "13 Conversations" betrays B, A and all the other letters as random possibilities. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittHappiness is a topic as amorphous as it is sentimental, but 13 Conversations is grounded in the kinds of concrete emotions and images we can all relate to. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasThe script by Sprecher and her sister Karen is a clockwork marvel, and offers some talented actors their best roles in years |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkA deft, bracing web of coincidence, fate and consequence. |
| Apollo GuideJon LapSprecher... in no way creates a false pretence of fantasy to placate her audience. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisThe Sprecher sisters like people enough to rejoice in their happiness and commiserate with their sorrows, and they should certainly be encouraged to keep on making movies. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard Roeper[A] rare film that has you thinking about the characters as if they were real people. |
| Boxoffice MagazineKevin CourrierGleams with intelligence, and there's also a very thoughtful understanding of human frailty. |
| Hollywood BitchslapJames E. LaczkowskiA profound piece of art that examines human nature from various angles. Done with such subtlety, with such beautiful dialogue that it transcends brilliance. |