A 2020s movie with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

'Destined to become a classic.'

Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen), the movie version is also set in 1970 and follows 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson, Ant-Man).

This is as her family moves from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey and she is forced to go through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school.

Co-starring Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer), Kathy Bates (Misery) and Rachel McAdams (Spotlight) and produced by James L. Brooks (As Good as It Gets), Are You There God? landed in Irish cinemas in May 2023.

And though it was not a box office hit, it was universally adored by critics for its evocation of the '70s, its heartfelt and relatable story, its humour and its brilliant performances - particularly by Fortson and McAdams.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret airs on BBC Two at 10.30pm.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

American Made - TG4 - 9.30pm

Fact-based 2017 comedy drama, starring Tom Cruise and Domhnall Gleeson

Arthur the King - BBC One - 11.30pm

A professional adventure racer looking for one last chance at glory joins a team of athletes on a 435-mile, 10-day event in the Dominican Republic, with the aid of a scrappy stray dog. 

Live Free or Die Hard - ITV1 - 10.15pm

Tough New York cop John McClane is sent to escort a computer hacker to Washington for questioning.

The Business - Legend- 1.45am

A criminal flees London in the 1980s to start a new life on the Costa del Sol.

American Warships - Legend Xtra - 3.15am

2012 sci-fi adventure, starring Mario Van Peebles, Carl Weathers, Johanna Watts and Nikki McCauley.