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It’s Me, Margaret” a winning adaptation. Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson in "Are You There, God? Dana Hawley/LionsgateRotten Tomatoes: 99%Summary: Based on the book by Judy Blume, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'' follows Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) as she grapples with her changing relationship with religion, adolescence, and her mom (Rachel McAdams). Critics said the Blume adaptation was the sleeper hit of the year.
Persons: Margaret ”, Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Margaret, Dana Hawley, Judy Blume, Margaret ', Margaret Simon, Critics, Blume Organizations: Lionsgate
It is 1970 and the almost-12-year-old Margaret Simon returns from summer camp to boxes strewn about her family’s jammed New York City apartment. Because she and her parents are moving to New Jersey, her grandmother blurts out before her folks can ease their only child into the news. And so begins the yearlong adventure at the heart of this pitch-perfect adaptation of the author Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie portray Margaret’s youthful parents, Barbara and Herb. Kathy Bates is Margaret’s paternal grandmother, Sylvia, of the aforementioned blurt.
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