The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

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About The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 English-language adventure, animation and comedy film directed by Stephen Hillenburg. The cast is led by Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 3200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on November 19, 2004, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $141 million worldwide.

Director

Stephen Hillenburg

Writers

Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill

Release date

November 19, 2004

OTT release

May 2, 2025

Original language

English

Age rating

PG

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$30 million

Box office

$141 million

Production

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, United Plankton Pictures

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie cast & crew

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was directed by Stephen Hillenburg and written by Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill.

The cast features Tom Kenny as SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice), Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs (voice), Rodger Bumpass as Squidward / Fish #4 (voice), Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice), Mr. Lawrence as Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice), and Jill Talley as Karen / Old Lady (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Gregor Narholz, cinematography is by Jerzy Zieliński, and it was produced by Julia Pistor and Stephen Hillenburg.

Is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie worth watching?

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 3,231 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed adventure films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, animation, and comedy, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

In United States, you can stream The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, or rent and buy it on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on May 2, 2025.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice)

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice)

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

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