Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- surreal
- wacky
- family movie night
- nostalgic cartoon marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic, irreverent, and entertaining for its core audience, while noting that it runs long and that some CGI material is weaker than the traditional animation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The missing Krabby Patty formula drives the conflict between Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, and Plankton.
The team uses the magic book to turn themselves into superheroes before battling the pirate.
The characters leave Bikini Bottom for the surface and confront a live-action pirate played by Antonio Banderas.
The plot moves from an underwater apocalypse to a dolphin time wizard, a time paradox, and fantastical superhero powers.
Films like The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, and why
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
family-friendly animated comedy with an eccentric ensemble, surreal escalation, and playful fantasy adventure
The Simpsons Movie
animated ensemble comedy built around imaginative worlds, comic teamwork, and colorful adventure spectacle
The Lego Movie
family animation combining oceanic adventure, absurd humor, villainous schemes, and a superhero-inflected climax
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
high-energy animated comedy featuring mismatched teammates, time-bending fantasy, and broad all-ages humor
Movie Details
- Directors
- Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell
- Release Date
- 2015-01-28
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2609)
Cast
- Tom Kenny
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Rodger Bumpass
- Clancy Brown
- Mr. Lawrence
- Carolyn Lawrence
- Antonio Banderas
- Eric Bauza
- Tim Conway
- Eddie Deezen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water about?
- SpongeBob and Plankton become unlikely allies in a reality-bending quest to recover the Krabby Patty formula and save Bikini Bottom.
- What is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as mild.
- What did critics think of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic, irreverent, and entertaining for its core audience, while noting that it runs long and that some CGI material is weaker than the traditional animation.
- Which films are like The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water?
- Films with a similar feel include The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The Simpsons Movie, The Lego Movie, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.
- How long is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water?
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water?
- In United States, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Peacock Premium Plus.
In Ember's collections
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