
Movie review
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- March 29, 2023
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/12/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret..
Representation / casting choices
Director aimed for some diversity in the friend group so more girls could relate, adding light racial variety to a mostly white 1970s story world, but nothing jarring or audience-visible as forced.
Political / ideological dialogue
No explicit activist or modern political lines; only natural kid questions about God and family faith.
Identity-driven story themes
Story runs on the girl’s everyday puberty experiences, crushes, and private faith search – classic and personal, not activist framing.
Institutional / cultural critique
Mild look at interfaith parents staying neutral so Margaret can figure out religion herself; no heavy takedown of traditions or institutions.
