Loved the movie. It followed the book very well. There is an allusion of a seductive scene in Greece, but nothing risque. The messages are positive, and through everything, friendships are built stronger through separation and experience. The girls come together in the end to reflect on their experiences which brings the movie to a nice close.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Common Sense says
Sensitive portrayal of four girls' friendships.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Parents need to know that characters deal with difficult issues, including a parent's suicide, disease/death of a close friend, a father's remarriage, seduction, and first time sex (this last is indicated rather than depicted explicitly). The film includes tense family scenes, with focus on reconciliation after angry flare-ups. Characters use some mild language (including "suck" and "ass") and drink.
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- Families can talk about the film's depiction of loyalty and loss, especially as each of the girls loses something precious, but also gains experience and faith in herself and her best friends. How do you support your friends when they feel sad or angry? How can you be mad at someone but also, at the same time, still love him or her? How can loss also be an occasion for learning, sharing, and emotional maturation?
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What’s the Story?
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS follows four high school girl friends who separate for the summer and vow to keep in touch by way of a pair of blue jeans that magically fits all their different body sizes perfectly. They mail the jeans to one another, along with letters to keep up with what's happening in each other's lives. Lena (Alexis Bledel) is shy and quiet, on her way to Greece to visit relatives; aspiring documentary-maker Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) resents being stuck working at a local Wal-Mart-type store; golden girl Bridget (Blake Lively) is dealing with her mom's suicide and distant father as she heads to soccer camp in Mexico; and young writer Carmen (America Ferrera) goes to North Carolina to visit with her long-absent father, Al (Bradley Whitford), who announces he's about to marry Lydia (Nancy Travis), whose two blond teens seem complete opposites of Carmen. During their vacations, they explore their emerging sense of independence, while figuring out how to maintain relationships with their families and with each other, and each girl learns a valuable life lesson.
Is It Any Good?
Based on Ann Brashares' novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is sometimes sentimental and ultimately sensible, and it is respectful of its strong girl characters and its audience. The film introduces its protagonists as general types, but quickly grants them space to become interesting and complicated. The movie is about learning to appreciate what's in front of you as well as new experiences. But their most important lesson has to do with their mutual support and affection, which lasts over time.
Where too many movies treat a girl's losing her virginity as singularly traumatic or excessively romantic event, this one shows it as a difficult event from which she learns, recovers, and moves on. If its resolutions are at times too neat, the movie is also refreshingly frank, allowing the girls to be confused, perceptive, foolish, mad, and generous. Just like girls can be.
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros., Director: Ken Kwapis
Run time: 119 minutes
Theatrical release: 06/01/2005, DVD release: 10/11/2005
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some sensuality and language
Run time: 119 minutes
Theatrical release: 06/01/2005, DVD release: 10/11/2005
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some sensuality and language
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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OK for tweens
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Very inspiring movie; made me cry!
A great movie that followed a great book! The only character that I could think that may not be the best role model is Bridget because she is flirty with guys and other stuff.... The situation with Tibby made me cry!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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i think it is super apropriate for this age&up
i love it! oneof the best movies ive ever seen! i cant stop watching!love it!
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
I saw it at age ten. A bit sad :'(. LUVed it though
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I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
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- Good role models
LOL :) FACE
LOL SMILEY FACE
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
cute, sad, amaizng
such a cute movie, really good, really funny, yet really emotional. its totally realistic too, which is cool. i love it. :D
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Good friendship.
Best movie about friendship ever! It was funny but sad on one part. I could watch it over and over! Bridget gets a little mild with her boyfriend but that was just about it!
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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- Good role models
such a great movie
i love this movie it is one of my favorties. Great for most ages and sends posative messages about friendship
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Good role models
APPORPRITE
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
APPORPRITE and Funny!
This movie was a great and as apporprite as u can get movie! I heard the 2nd 1 was bad as in not apporprite but this 1 is really good! Any age should watch it and any1 will love it 2!
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I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
I really enjoyed these books and the movie(s) but I am an adult. My child is an only child and my opinion was that I was *shocked* when I saw it listed as appropriate for her age group. However, if my daughter had older siblings in upper middle school or high school, perhaps already exposed to these types of situations as a result, then this movie might be appropriate with parental discussion.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
the movie iz awsome but it has unappropriate language but i dont really care.....
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
AWESOME!!!!!
Very good movie that shows how much we all need friendship
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
The Best Movie
This movie is amazing. Bee is in "love" or more likely lust with an older forbidden guy. Sex is implied with Bee and Eric. It is off screen. NO one says if it happens. Older watchers might just guess that. Younger kids probably won't even catch it. There is very very little language, if any. Carmen throws a rock at her dad's window. But he definatly deserved it. I think everyone should watch this movie. Several times.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
This is one of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this movie and I loved the books!! This movie was so good. Every girl has got to see it. Mothers and daughters can enjoy it together.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
THE CUTEST MOVIE LIKE...EVER!!
I thought it was AWEsome!! IT was really sad, really cute, really fun. I cried, I laughed, I smiled... I loved it! It was just a teensyweensy inappropriate for kids under maybe, 9, but it was fine. I LOVED IT. I just can't stop saying that. It is totally know one of my favorite movies ever !! If you haven't seen it, you're missing out on A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT etc!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
THIS WAS THE MOST AWSOMEST BOOK AND MOVIE I'VE VER EXSPERIENCED
mY EMOTIONS WERE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY LIFE. I CAN RELATE TO CARMAN BY HAVING TO DEAL WITH MY MOM WHILE EITHER FEELING GIULTY OR PROUD OF MYSELF. I CAN RELATE TO LENA BECAUSE I'VE HAD BOY FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN A DIFFERANT STATE AND COUNTRYS AND I HAD TO BREAK UP WITH THEM BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND THE LONG DISTANCE.MY OPINION OF THIS BOOK I'D GIVE IT A 99.9/100 IN NUMERAL RATING.
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| 60% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 60% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 40% | of parents say there are good role models |
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