65%User score 65 percent
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
2023 · Comedy · Drama
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529 votes
Discovering who you are is a journey that lasts a lifetime.
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.
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CinemaSerf
May 24, 2023
The engaging Abby Ryder Fortson is on strong form here as the eponymous girl who finds herself shifted by her parents to live across the Hudson in New Jersey. Now they are an happy family: mum "Barbara" (Rachel McAdams) and dad "Herb" (Benny Safdie) that is egged on now and again by her favourite, and mischievous, grandmother "Sylvia" (Kathy Bates). New house, new school, new friends and quickly settling in, she join…
Read the full review on TMDBLouisa Moore - Screen Zealots
August 4, 2023
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is one of the first books I remember reading where I felt like the author really understood what it was like to be me. Judy Blume’s beloved book has been considered a rite of passage for many young girls, and the pressure of adapting the work for the screen had to be enormous for writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig. Thankfully, the film does the source material justice, creating…
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November 18, 2023
If I didn't know better, I'd think this was a Neil Simon play. But I'm not a girl and in my youth I read Hardy Boys, not Judy Blume. The movie is very well done. Abby Ryder Fortson does one helluva job with the lead role. It's a little humorous and a little heartwarming. And I hate to give it only a 7, but it's just not my cup of tea and I didn't see anything so super creative that it deserved a higher score.
Read the full review on TMDBManuel São Bento
December 22, 2023
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-is-a-pleasant-surprise/ "ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET stands out as a triumph in the coming-of-age subgenre. Its refusal to shy away from sensitive subject matters, coupled with brilliant performances and a meticulously crafted script, results in a story that not only entertains with astute humor but also resonates o…
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