Film Review: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret perfectly captures pre-adolescent tumult

"Adapted by Kelly Fremon Craig, who also directs, Are You There, God? is a charming coming-of-age tale that manages to combine a funny, poignant account of pre-adolescence with intriguing questions about the nature of faith."

Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

• Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
• ★★★★☆

Adapted from Judy Blume’s bestselling classic of adolescent awakening, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (PG) opens with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) devastated to learn that her parents, Barbara (Rachel McAdams) and Herb (Benny Safdie), are uprooting the family from her beloved New York and moving to New Jersey.