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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

Overview

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by emphasizing religious pluralism, individual spiritual exploration, and a frank approach to female coming-of-age issues, implicitly critiquing conservative social norms.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting its 1970s suburban setting, with visible diversity through an interfaith family and the inclusion of a Black friend. Its narrative subtly critiques religious prejudice and societal expectations on women, while portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively, without explicit negative framing.

Secondary

The film portrays Christianity through various denominations, showcasing both its comforting aspects (e.g., Laura's faith) and Margaret's personal struggles to connect with formal practices. It presents the faith with nuance and respect, without condemning it.

Judaism is depicted through Margaret's loving paternal grandmother and a synagogue visit, highlighting its cultural and familial significance. The film explores the historical tensions of interfaith marriage without portraying Judaism negatively.

The film 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or subplots. Its narrative is exclusively centered on cisgender, heterosexual experiences, reflecting both the source material and the early 1970s setting without expanding to include queer identities.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) does not portray transsexual characters or themes. The film, adapted from a 1970 novel, centers on a cisgender girl's experiences with puberty and religious identity in the early 1970s, adhering to its source material and historical setting without incorporating transgender narratives. External promotional activities or the author's personal views are not reflected in the movie's content.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film adaptation faithfully portrays all main characters, including Margaret Simon, with the same gender identities as established in the original 1970 novel by Judy Blume. No character's on-screen gender differs from their source material or historical record.

The film's major characters and on-screen population align with the source material's implied racial and ethnic backgrounds. The casting of a non-Jewish actress as a Jewish character is considered an ethnic shift, not a race swap, as both fall within the same broader racial category, per the provided definition.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.9
Metacritic logo
8.4

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