Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jun. 4, 2023

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Release Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 Theaters Tuesday, June 6, 2023 VOD / Digital

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig

Starring: Rachel McAdams • Abby Ryder Fortson • Kathy Bates • Benny Safdie • Elle Graham

PG-13 Drama N/A

4 / 5.0

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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 relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.

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Who stars in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Cast List

Rachel McAdams
... Barbara Simon

Send Help, About Time
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Abby Ryder Fortson
... Margaret Simon

Griffin in Summer
K
Kathy Bates
Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary, Rumor Has It
B
Benny Safdie
The Odyssey, Oppenheimer
E
Elle Graham
G
Gary Houston
W
Wilbur Fitzgerald
S
Sloane Warren

Who is making Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Crew List

The film's writer Kelly Fremon Craig last penned Ordinary Angels and Scoob!.

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Screenwriter: Kelly Fremon Craig
Producers: Julie Ansell
Amy Brooks
James L. Brooks
Kelly Fremon Craig
Richard Sakai

Studios: Lionsgate Studios
Production Company: Gracie Films

Production – What we know about the Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Key Facts

Based on a best-selling and beloved classic.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jun 2022

Completed

Changed Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Planned for September 2022 release.

Feb 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is planned for April.

Mar 2020

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Lionsgate has picked up the film rights.

Oct 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material involving sexual education and some suggestive material
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Release Date: When was the film released?

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, April 28 , 2023. There were 17 17 other movies released on the same date, including Sisu, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and Big George Foreman.