The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004 · Movie · PG · 87 min · ★ 7.1 · 68% critics
When a royal crown goes missing and an innocent boss is blamed, a hopeful undersea fry cook teams up with his best friend for a risky journey beyond their comfort zone. Racing against time, they face oddball dangers and big laughs while trying to set things right and save their town.
Based on SpongeBob SquarePants
Also known as SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-11-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (3,202 votes)
- Box office
- $141,067,127
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
If you enjoy fast, goofy adventures with constant jokes and a surprisingly heartfelt streak, this is a great pick, especially if you like SpongeBob SquarePants or The Emperor's New Groove; Not for you if you want grounded, serious storytelling.
Pros: nonstop silly humor; kid-and-adult jokes; energetic adventure | Cons: some characters sidelined; a bit gross-out; feels like long episode
Themes
- sea
- ocean
- falsely accused
- mermaid
- villain
- crown
- squid
- crab
- underwater
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- starfish
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tom Kenny
as SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice)
Clancy Brown
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
as Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
as Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
as Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice)
Jill Talley
as Karen / Old Lady (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
as Sandy (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor
as King Neptune (voice)
Scarlett Johansson
as Mindy (voice)
Directed by Stephen Hillenburg