
Shiva Baby(2021)
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.


“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.

Abby Ryder Fortson
Margaret Simon

Rachel McAdams
Barbara Simon

Kathy Bates
Sylvia Simon

Elle Graham
Nancy Wheeler

Benny Safdie
Herbert Simon

Amari Alexis Price
Janie Loomis

Katherine Mallen Kupferer
Gretchen Potter

Kate MacCluggage
Mrs. Jan Wheeler

Aidan Wojtak-Hissong
Moose Freed

Landon S. Baxter
Evan Wheeler
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of puberty, adolescence, new jersey, based on novel or book, christianity, 1970s. Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, it stars Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates. 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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