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2004 · United States

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 87 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

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

The story

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.

sea
ocean
falsely accused
mermaid
villain
crown
squid
crab
underwater
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The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Mr. Lawrence — Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice)
Jill Talley — Karen / Old Lady (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence — Sandy (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett — Mrs. Puff (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor — King Neptune (voice)
Scarlett Johansson — Mindy (voice)
Alec Baldwin — Dennis (voice)
David Hasselhoff — David Hasselhoff
Kristopher Logan — Squinty the Pirate
D.P. FitzGerald — Bonesy the Pirate
Cole S. McKay — Scruffy the Pirate

Directed: Stephen Hillenburg
Written: Derek Drymon, Paul Tibbitt, Stephen Hillenburg, Aaron Springer, Kent Osborne, Tim Hill

Production

Rating: 7.1 / 10 · 3,296 ratings
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, United Plankton Pictures

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

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