Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Adults drink wine with dinner, and language includes words like 'hell,' 'oh my God,' and 'idiot.'īased on beloved author Judy Blume's classic 1970 coming-of-age novel, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET follows 11-year-old Margaret Simon ( Abby Ryder Fortson) during the tumultuous year in the 1970s that her family moves from Manhattan to the New Jersey suburbs. Be prepared for honest depictions of these topics and the potential questions they could lead to. As a result, there's a lot of discussion, some of it heated, about spirituality and religion. Margaret, who's half-Jewish and half-Christian, has Black, White, and Jewish close friends, but it's really her faith that's explored. Margaret has her first kiss during a spin the bottle-like game at a party. They believe - and spread - rumors about how experienced she is with boys.

Margaret's circle of friends discuss boys (and look at a copy of Playboy and a diagram of a penis in an anatomy book) and gossip about a classmate who's more developed.

As in the book, there are many references to topics like periods and period products, puberty, breast size, crushes, and kissing. Brought up in a religion-free home due to her parents' ( Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie) interfaith marriage, Margaret explores her feelings about faith as well as the bodily and behavioral changes that come with adolescence. Parents need to know that Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is a faithful adaptation of Judy Blume's beloved 1970 coming-of-age novel about kind, curious 11-year-old Margaret Simon ( Abby Ryder Fortson), who moves from New York City to the New Jersey suburbs the summer before sixth grade. Get started CloseĪdults drink wine at a couple of dinners.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Lingerie seen in catalog.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. Margaret's parents are affectionate with each other they hold hands and embrace. Middle schoolers play a game that's a mash-up of spin the bottle and seven minutes in heaven. They also look at a drawing/diagram of a penis in an anatomy book, and Nancy says she's seen her brother's. Many discussions of crushes on boys and of a classmate's curvy body and rumored 'experience' with boys 'feeling her up.' Margaret's friends stare at her father's Playboy magazine (no nudity is visible, but it's clear they're looking at a centerfold, and they compare her breasts to theirs). The girls do breast-enlarging exercises and repeatedly chant 'we must, we must, we must increase our bust.' Pre-teens are shown in bikinis and underwear in a non-sexual context. Frequent, specific, at times detailed references to puberty, menstruation, breast growth/size, and sex/health education.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume