The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie fingerprintVery funny, high energy.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is fast-paced.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's hopeful, nostalgic, and wholesome.
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor.
Fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is included with a subscription to Netflix in South Africa. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 27 min
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie higher (78) than critics (68). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $141 million worldwide, 4.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+119GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 133 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 279 storytelling tropes for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, including Jerk with a Heart of Gold, Instrument of Murder, Vocal Evolution.
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