Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
PG-13, 2023, Lionsgate
Director:
Kelly Fremon Craig
Starring:
Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates
Plot:
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
1
Young girls exercise to "increase the bust"
Themes: Friendship, Growing Up, Outward Appearance, Teen Issues, Women
2
Change is scary, but it can also be good
Themes: Bad News, Change, Life's Plans, Opportunity
3
Mother takes daughter to shop for first bra
Themes: Growing Up, Mother-Daughter, Nervousness, Teen Issues, Women
4
Tweens play tame "Spin the Bottle" at party
Themes: Dating, Passion, Sex, Teen Issues
5
Marge Simpson shares her Margaret Moment
Themes: Growing Up, Influence, Outward Appearance, Secrets, Women
6
Girl pours out concerns of her heart to God
Themes: Children, God's Love, Prayer, Trusting God, Worry
8
Girl learns that spreading false gossip hurts
Themes: Bullying, Gossip, Judging, Outward Appearance, Teen Issues
9
Fight over faiths turns girl off religion
Themes: Belief, Good Intentions, Hypocrisy, Religion, Truth, Witnessing