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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret movie storyline. Margaret Simon is just 11 going on 12 when her family moves from New York City to Fartbrook, New Jersey. Margaret’s mother is Christian and her father is Jewish. Margaret has been raised without an affiliation to either faith, and does not practice an organized religion, although she frequently prays to God in her own words, beginning by saying, “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret.” She is beginning to feel uncomfortable with her lack of a religious affiliation.
For a school assignment, she chooses to study people’s religious beliefs, hoping to resolve the question of her own religion in the process. Part of her study involves attending different places of worship to better understand religious practice and also to see if one of them might be right for her. She enjoys spending time with her Jewish paternal grandmother, Sylvia Simon, who loves her as she is, and hopes Margaret will embrace Judaism after taking her to her synagogue for Rosh Hashanah services.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is a 2023 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Judy Blume. The film stars Abby Ryder Fortson as the title character, along with Rachel McAdams, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, and Kathy Bates.
The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 23, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States on April 28, 2023, by Lionsgate. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $21 million worldwide.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023)
Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig
Starring: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates, Elle Graham, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Kupferer, Isol Young, Zackary Brooks, Simms May, Mary Lauren Kennedy
Screenplay by: Kelly Fremon Craig
Production Design by: Steve Saklad
Cinematography by: Tim Ives
Film Editing by: Oona Flaherty, Nick Moore
Set Decoration by: Selina van den Brink
Art Direction by: Angela Stauffer
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving sexual education and some suggestive material.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: April 28, 2023
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