The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Play trailer

2:27

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

PG

2025

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

82%

Tomatometer

67 Reviews

68%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Verified Ratings

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can't miss cinematic event ever... The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. 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 comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

A self-contained adventure with spiffy animation and a sweet message embedded in its goofy goober-ness, The Search for SquarePants is one of SpongeBob's most delightful big-screen outings yet.

Read Critics Reviews

Audience Says

Embrace the silliness and enjoy the Search for SquarePants, another SpongeBob Movie family outing that won’t disappoint fans of rear-end jokes.

Read Audience Reviews

Zaki Hasan

San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 2

3/4

"The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" may not be the series’ most inspired cinematic outing, but it’s a likable one.

Go to Full Review

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 31

The whole movie is shaped this way: one for the kid, one for the grandparent.

Go to Full Review

Mike McCahill

Guardian

Dec 30

3/5

Whether its spitballing silliness will linger when the lights come up is debatable, but it’s a solid SpongeBob movie -- and by far the funniest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Go to Full Review

Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

4d

3/4

It’s all very unpredictable and random, just as fans have come to expect.

Go to Full Review

John Serba

Decider

4d

It takes a bit of intestinal fortitude to make it through Search for SquarePants’ surreal joke barrage. But you’ve probably been acclimated to the SpongeBob waters by now.

Go to Full Review

Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

Jan 16

2.5/5

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants trails on the edge when it comes to keeping the faith of the franchise alive

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

CmL

21h

my kids are 7-9 they like it. very silly/funny for KIDS . ( underwear/ butt type jokes )

See more

nahhh

1d

It was not good, they couldn’t make the same jokes SpongeBob used to have

See more

Robert

1d

Its SpongeBob enough said!

See more

Durnty

4d

It was a fun and wondrous adventure!I am a big Spongebob nerd, I wore all my Spongebob clothes including my spirit halloween Spongebob socks - it was cool.

See more

Zeno

5d

I did like the smart crab. and I don’t like the big bad green guy

See more

Kaylee E

5d

Best movie, really funny. My child enjoyed it

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Derek Drymon

Director

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs

Mark Hamill

Flying Dutchman

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Movie Clip - What is Happening?

0:52

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Exclusive Movie Clip - Hero's Journey

0:59

View more videos

Finding Nemo

99%

86%

Finding Nemo

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Finding Nemo

The Bad Guys 2

87%

94%

The Bad Guys 2

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Bad Guys 2

Soul

95%

88%

Soul

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Soul

The Incredibles

97%

75%

The Incredibles

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Incredibles

Dog Man

82%

81%

Dog Man

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Dog Man

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Weekend Box Office: Avatar: Fire and Ash Scorches with $88 Million Opening

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: A Wild Scene At The Stadium

0:30

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Exclusive - Tickets on Sale

0:35

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Featurette - Ice Spice

0:32

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Trailer 1

2:27

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Teaser Trailer

1:01

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can't miss cinematic event ever... The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. 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 comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Director: Derek Drymon
Producer: Lisa Stewart, Pam Brady, Aaron Dem
Screenwriter: Pam Brady, Matt Lieberman, Derek Drymon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Action|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.2M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

Most Popular at Home Now