The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)

  • 68% of critics liked it
    (125 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (219,072 ratings)

Something nefarious is afloat in the depths of Bikini Bottom: King Neptune's crown has been stolen, and the prime suspect is Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss at Mr. Krabs' Krabby Patties. Despite the overwhelming evidence against Mr. Krabs -- not to mention having been turned down for a long-awaited… More

PG, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Stephen Hillenburg, Sherm Cohen
Written By
Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer
Genres
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 19, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Mar 1, 2005
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie takes on rather too much water during its extended feature-length submersion.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    The Nickelodeon cartoon series about an oceanic sponge and his starfish sidekick washes onto the big screen with a tide of weak one-liners, exaggerated reactions, and vaguely nauseating gags.

  • Ed Park, Village Voice

    Could SpongeBob, all gangly goodwill and ice cream appetite, be the anarchic savior for our stressed-out times?

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    If you are a non-parent and you're entertained by this, wow, good for you.

  • Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

    Like the TV show it's based on, it's a daffy, enjoyable creation.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Directors C


    I grew up with Spongebob Squarepants, at the time of this films release I was in love with Spongebob and Patrick and I was over the moon when I found out there was going to be a film released. The first 3 seasons of the show were the best...and then this was made. After this film the… More

  • Michael E


    Probably one of the funniest animated films of all time. The film follows the show very faithfully while adding on some new twists to it and it ends up being probably one of the best, if not the best, TV to movie adaptation. The timing for the jokes are fantastically well pulled off,… More

  • Drew S


    Spongebob is palatable in twenty-minute doses, but ninety minutes is waaaay too much.

  • Alexander D


    With silly, cartoon-ish, annoying laughs in its entirety, THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE is just as funny as the (wow) still-running Nickelodeon cartoon. And that's not saying much except that it's not really funny at all, unless you are in elementary school or are just… More

  • Bently L


    Spongebob was my favorite cartoon for the longest time. That changed when Phineas and Ferb came out. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie was released toward the end of show's glory days. In 2006, the show made a turn. A turn in which it can never escape from. A turn in which the show… More

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