The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Name: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Released: 2004
Duration: 87 min

"Hero. Legend. Sponge."

ThumbScore

👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 68% (RT: 68%, MC: 67)

FamilyComedyAdventureAnimationFantasy

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Director

Stephen Hillenburg

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.1/10 (3,142 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

Metacritic

Cast

Tom Kenny as SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice) · 69% avg

Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs (voice) · 70% avg

Rodger Bumpass as Squidward / Fish #4 (voice) · 67% avg

Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice) · 68% avg

Mr. Lawrence as Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice) · 66% avg

Jill Talley as Karen / Old Lady (voice) · 68% avg

Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy (voice) · 66% avg

Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 68%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#258 / 865 · Family

Rank in its year

#70 / 175 · 2004

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Animated Movies on Paramount+ (#6) · The Best Family Movies on Paramount+ (#8) · The Best Fantasy Movies on Paramount+ (#9) · 25 Best Free Full-Length Animated Movies on YouTube (#11)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life. Wikipedia ↗