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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005 · 119 min

A warm, bittersweet summer story about friendship and growing up, balancing light moments with genuine emotional depth.

Tagline: Laugh. Cry. Share the pants.
Overview: Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
family
grief
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy, romance
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Written by: Elizabeth Chandler, Delia Ephron
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Jenna Boyd, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin
Music: Cliff Eidelman
Cinematography: John Bailey
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Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish, Greek

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