Overview
Join two unlikely heroes on a whimsical underwater adventure filled with laughter and excitement.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- surreal
- witty
- irreverent
- family movie night
- rainy day
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Hillenburg
- Release Date
- 2004-11-19
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (3315)
Cast
- Tom Kenny
- Clancy Brown
- Rodger Bumpass
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Mr. Lawrence
- Jill Talley
- Carolyn Lawrence
- Mary Jo Catlett
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Scarlett Johansson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, 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 SquarePants Movie about?
- SpongeBob and Patrick plunge into a bizarre underwater road quest to recover a stolen crown and save Bikini Bottom.
- What is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
- Critics broadly found the film surreally goofy, charming, and entertaining for both children and adults, with an appealingly distinct cartoon sensibility.
- Which films are like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Finding Nemo, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2: Sponge Out of Water, and The Simpsons Movie.
- How long is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
- In United States, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie streams on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
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