The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
82%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 14 nominations
This adaptation of a beloved novel charms with its heartwarming tale of friendship and young adulthood; realistic portrayals of the lives of teenage girls lend the comedy-drama sincerity, and may capture hearts outside the female-centric demographic
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is a heartwarming movie that will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even want to start a pants-sharing tradition with your own friends. The four lead actresses deliver solid performances that will leave you rooting for their characters as they navigate the ups and downs of growing up. Sure, the premise of magical pants that fit all four girls perfectly sounds a bit cheesy, but the film manages to avoid being too cliché and instead offers thoughtful observations about friendship, family, and finding your place in the world. So grab some popcorn, a box of tissues, and get ready for a movie that will make you feel all the feels.
Production Company(ies)
Cranium Entertainment, Idiot Savant Pictures, Particular Crowd
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Oía, Cyclades, Greece
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality and language
Year of Release
2005
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 0m
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Language(s):English, Greek, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2005 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2007
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn, directed by Ken Kwapis, written by Delia Ephron, comedy/drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ken Tucker, PG rating, friendship, coming of age, Maryland, summer, Mexico, Greece, jeans, Warner Bros., Debra Martin Chase, Denise Di Novi, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A Kosove, sound mix, surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS, aspect ratio, scope (2.35:1), Bridget, Carmen, Lena, Tibby, young adulthood, teenage girls, sincerity, heartwarming, realistic portrayals, female-centric demographic
Worldwide gross: $42,013,878
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $64,028,450
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,226
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 6,982,383
US/Canada gross: $39,053,061
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $59,516,214
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 994
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,833,340
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,985,846
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 788
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $25,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $38,099,583
Production budget ranking: 994
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $20,516,626
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,412,241
ROI to date (est.): 9%
ROI ranking: 1,349
Alexis Bledel – Lena Kaligaris
America Ferrera – Carmen Lowell
Blake Lively – Bridget
Jenna Boyd – Bailey Graffman
Bradley Whitford – Al
Director(s)
Ken Kwapis
Writer(s)
Delia Ephron
Producer(s)
Debra Martin Chase, Denise Di Novi, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 14 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (134) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (103) | Rotten (31)
The film is filled with positive messages …
December 9, 2005
Ken Tucker
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
It sounds like a touchy-feely Gap commercial, but this fantastical premise jars with a refreshingly realistic look at girls making the tricky transition to womanhood.
August 23, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Stella Papamichael
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
June 5, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Ferrera plays the role beautifully, navigating water filled with tension, conflict, pain, depression, self-hatred and acerbic sarcasm with stunning ease.
June 4, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
The emotional story and fine acting are enough to make this a must-see movie for teen girls. The real surprise is that they can make a grown man cry.
June 1, 2005
Scott Moore
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
It’s heartening to see a movie about teenage girls that is concerned with serious questions and avoids the pettiness that filmmakers tend to ascribe to young women of that age.
June 1, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Claudia Puig
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
The story maintains its roots from a Young Adult (YA) best seller by offering simple but sensible observations about growth and change. It also provides wise advice…
November 30, 2021
Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
A lot better than I remembered. Each of the 4 girls stories have a heft to them and are well acted to be effective
June 13, 2021
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
it’s a quiet gem deserving to be seen.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Features some beautiful cinematography and solid performances by a talented young cast.
November 19, 2019 | Rating: B-
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
Half the film is good and the other half sucks… A half-hearted pant swinger.
April 26, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Kaleem Aftab
The List
It sounds like it should be incredibly trite, but it never really is, despite a few alarming dips into the waters of cliché. Strong performances from the four leads carry a well-crafted film along to its emotional but never quite poignant ending.
April 1, 2011 | Rating: 6/10
Joshua Starnes
ComingSoon.net…
Plot
The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. To keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
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