Film
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025 · 1h 28m · Adventure · Animation · Comedy
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- IMDb
- 5.7
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 78%
- Metacritic
- 65
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Overview
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
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- Apple TV Store
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Cast
Tom Kenny
SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary / Morning DJ (voice)
Clancy Brown
Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
Rodger Bumpass
Squidward Tentacles (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
Patrick Star (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
Sandy Cheeks (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
Sheldon J. Plankton (voice)
George López
JK Fishlips (voice)
Ice Spice
Ticket Taker (voice)
Arturo Castro
Ride Operator
Sherry Cola
Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice)
Regina Hall
Barb (voice)
Mark Hamill
Flying Dutchman (voice)
Mark Whitten
Lookout Pirate (voice)
Thomas F. Wilson
Coach Tuna (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Mean Girl / Harp Fish (voice)
Jill Talley
Judgy Girl (voice)
Crew
- Derek DrymonDirector
- Pam BradyProducer · Story · Screenplay
- Matt LiebermanScreenplay
- Marc CeccarelliExecutive Producer · Story
- KazStory
- Lisa StewartProducer
- Aaron DemProducer
- Vincent WallerExecutive Producer
- Pete ChiappettaExecutive Producer
- Andrew LaryExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 16, 2025
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $64,000,000
- Revenue
- $163,197,450
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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