The Banger Sisters

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The Banger Sisters

R,

2002,

1h 38m,

Comedy

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47%

140 Reviews

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42%

25,000+ Ratings

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47%

Tomatometer

140 Reviews

42%

Popcornmeter

25,000+ Ratings

In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball (Goldie Hawn), (Susan Sarandon) rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger Sisters earned their nickname -- or even laid eyes on each other. Their reunion is the collision of two women's worlds; one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn to live in the moment.

Critics Consensus

Hawn and Sarandon are terrific together, but the hoary plot is predictable and contrived.

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Sheila Norman-Culp

Associated Press

Jan 23, 2019

3/4

No Oscar performances in this bunch -- just a string of funny moments in a film that accepts our flaws.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Sep 23, 2010

3/5

A lame script ruins a potentially good premise.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 18, 2010

This is the directorial debut of Bob Dolman, who got his start scripting WKRP in Cincinnati, and as one might expect, he handles the comic material with aplomb and falls on his face whenever the story turns serious.

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B.L. Panther

Paste Magazine

Oct 2, 2023

B

But now, 20 years on, The Banger Sisters has a salty bittersweetness...The road becomes open-ended, a prescient suggestion that there’s more to the journey, more to herstory.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Dec 3, 2022

3/4

...generally fares a whole lot better than the viewer might’ve initially anticipated...

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

Jan 29, 2020

Suzette and Vinnie's wild girl reunion... is as dispirited and distinctly unmagical as the rest of this lame effort.

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Theodore P

Feb 23, 2010

An unrealistic story about two old friends who reunite and reminisce over their days of being groupies for rock bands. It has some lame moments, but it is a feel-good buddy movie that is watchable. (First and only viewing - 8/22/2014)

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Synopsis

In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball (Goldie Hawn), (Susan Sarandon) rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger Sisters earned their nickname -- or even laid eyes on each other. Their reunion is the collision of two women's worlds; one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn to live in the moment.

Director: Bob Dolman
Producer: Elizabeth Cantillon, Mark Johnson
Screenwriter: Bob Dolman
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Gran Via, Elizabeth Cantillon Productions, Fox Searchlight
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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