Release Date
April 28, 2023
Digital Date
June 6, 2023
DVD Release Date
July 11, 2023 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
105 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving sexual education and some suggestive material
For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
As an atheist, and a 40-year-old guy, I immediately dismissed Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret for multiple reasons. My mistake. An enjoyable, heartwarming coming-of-age movie about a sixth-grade girl navigating puberty, her sexuality, and religion (her dad is Jewish, her mom is Christian, she’s been raised religion-neutral, and her grandparents are all devout), Are You There God? is a movie I will absolutely show to my daughter when she becomes a preteen.
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