movie

2020 · United States, France, Canada

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 95 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States, France, Canada

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.

sequel
part live action
based on tv series
3d animation

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Keanu Reeves — Sage
Clancy Brown — Mr. Krabs (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence — Sandy Cheeks (voice)
Matt Berry — King Poseidon (voice)
Jill Talley — Karen (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett — Mrs. Puff (voice)
Awkwafina — Otto (voice)
Snoop Dogg — The Gambler
Danny Trejo — El Diablo
Tiffany Haddish — Master of Ceremonies (voice)
Reggie Watts — Chancellor (voice)

Directed: Tim Hill
Written: Jonathan Aibel, Tim Hill, Glenn Berger

Production

Rating: 7.4 / 10 · 3,028 ratings
Studio: United Plankton Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Animation, Paramount Pictures, MRC, Mikros Image

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Where it starts.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020 · You’re here
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.