The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Best childhood friends Bridget Vreeland, Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, and Carmen Lowell have just completed their first year of college and are planning to spend their summer apart.

Bridget discovers her father had hidden letters from her grandmother Greta and rejects his explanation that he had the right to hide the letters as a way to protect her. She goes to Turkey, where she participates in an archaeological dig under Professor Nasrin Mehani. They find remains of a woman that died at the same age as Bridget's mother, which saddens Bridget. Later, she reads her grandmother's letters and decides to leave the dig to visit her in Alabama. There, Bridget learns that her mother, who committed suicide, had denied having depression or any mental issues at all. She would not allow anyone into her life who tried to challenge this or get her help. Bridget's father went along with this, but Greta could not, and moved away because she could not get her daughter to accept help. Greta tells Bridget her mother was sick and her suicide was not her father's fault. She also says that Bridget is 'stronger' than her mother so will not be sick like her. Bridget thinks her mother should have stayed alive for her sake and feels unloved/ abandoned. Greta says that her mother's love for Bridget is why she hung on as long as she did. The conversation allows Bridget to later reconcile with her father.

While mourning the death of her grandfather Bapi in Greece, Lena meets her ex-boyfriend Kostas, who reveals to her that he is married and expecting a baby with his wife. Lena returns to the Rhode Island School of Design and begins dating Leo, the nude model for her life class. Kostas comes to see her, revealing that his marriage was annulled after his wife revealed that she had lied about being pregnant. Lena forgives him but she refuses to take him back because she does not believe they are the same people anymore. However, after spending time with Leo, she realizes that they are incompatible and she still cares for Kostas.

Tibby works at a video store in New York while retaking a screenwriting class at New York University that requires her to finish her script. While having sex with her boyfriend Brian, the condom breaks. Afraid that she might be pregnant, Tibby withdraws from her friends and from Brian. She breaks up with Brian and reluctantly gives Lena's younger sister, Effie, permission to date him, despite their age difference. Lena brings Tibby a requested pregnancy test kit, but Tibby gets her period before she takes it. Tibby drives to Vermont, hoping for Carmen's support, but leaves after the two argue over who ignores the other more. She goes to Brian's house and apologizes, confessing that she had been afraid dealing with change. Realizing that he still loves Tibby, Brian breaks up with Effie.

Carmen attends an actor workshop in Vermont, prompted by fellow Yale student and friend Julia. During auditions for The Winter's Tale, Ian, an actor, encourages Carmen to try out. Carmen ultimately wins the part of Perdita, causing Julia to become envious. Carmen grows more confident when her talent is recognized by the director Bill and the other actors, including Ian, with whom she begins a flirtatious friendship. One night, Julia reveals she is going on a date with Ian, upsetting Carmen and causing her to falter in rehearsals. When her mother Christina goes into labor early, Carmen reconciles with Tibby and asks her to help. Ian comforts Carmen and reveals that he only agreed to go out with Julia because she begged him. Carmen overhears Julia tell Bill to replace her saying Carmen doesn’t have what it takes, but he refuses. Carmen regains her confidence, performs successfully, and kisses Ian after the play. While packing to leave, she chastises Julia for her backstabbing actions and ends their friendship.

Effie, upset with Brian breaking up with her and how Lena seems to love her friends more than her own sister, steals the Pants and loses them in Greece while visiting her grandmother. Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen disagree over whether the Pants are worth saving, so Lena travels to Greece herself to look for them. After learning from Effie that Lena refused to take Kostas back when he visited her in Rhode Island, the other three girls follow - Carmen's stepdad gives the girls his frequent flier miles that are about to expire - to help search for the Pants and convince Lena to give Kostas a second chance. Lena sees Kostas and he says he has a place to study at the London School of Economics, but they part. Later, Lena looks for Kostas on his boat and the two kiss. Although they do not find the Pants, the summer ends in Greece with the four friends renewing their mutual commitment to each other.

• Amber Tamblyn as Tibby Rollins
• Alexis Bledel as Lena Kaligaris
• America Ferrera as Carmen Lowell
• Blake Lively as Bridget Vreeland
• Michael Rady as Kostas Dounas
• Leonardo Nam as Brian McBrian
• Jesse Williams as Leo
• Tom Wisdom as Ian
• Lucy Hale as Effie Kaligaris
• Rachel Nichols as Julia Beckwith
• Shohreh Aghdashloo as Prof. Nasrin Mehani
• Blythe Danner as Greta
• Rachel Ticotin as Christina
• Ernie Lively as Franz Vreeland
• Carly Rose Sonenclar as Katherine Rollins
• Kyle MacLachlan as Bill Kerr (uncredited)

Principal photography started on the island of Santorini, Greece in Oia and continued in Connecticut. Western Connecticut State University was used for the scenes of Lena at the Rhode Island School of Design campus. Tibby's scenes were filmed in New York City.[3]

1. Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson
2. Together - Michelle Branch
3. Sunset Man - James Otto
4. No One's Aware - Jack Savoretti
5. Warm Whispers - Missy Higgins
6. Friday Night - Craig David
7. Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit) - Noisettes
8. 5 times out of 100 - Hot Hot Heat
9. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
10. You Are Mine - Mutemath
11. Strange & Beautiful - Aqualung

In addition, Varèse Sarabande released an album of the film's score, composed by Rachel Portman (unlike the film's stars, composer Cliff Eidelman did not return for the sequel).

1. Sisterhood (3:29)
2. Kostas (:44)
3. Carmen And Ian Rehearse (2:39)
4. Welcome Home (1:07)
5. Bridget (3:20)
6. The Letters (2:43)
7. Lena (4:14)
8. Tibby (4:07)
9. Carmen (3:52)
10. Well Worn Pair Of Pants (1:39)

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 65% approval rating based on 98 reviews with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads "The workable chemistry among the four leads combined with the enriching message make for a winning Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2".[4] Similarly, Metacritic gave the film a 63/100 score based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

On its opening weekend, the film performed better than its predecessor, opening #4 at the box office with $10,678,430.[6] As of November 7, 2008, the film had grossed $44,080,484 domestically.[7]

The DVD and Blu-ray were released in the United States on November 18, 2008. In Australia, the film was released straight-to-DVD.

• 2009 - Nominated; Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Romance

A film based on the book sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, had been announced and it was produced by Alloy Entertainment.[8][9][10] However as of 2020 there has been no update about this possible sequel.

• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 at IMDb