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Name: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family, fantasy
Released: 2015
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water has an iRankMovies score of 66.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

Making waves in our world.

Release:2015

Runtime:1h 33m

Country:United States

Director:Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

SeaOceanvillainSequelComputer AnimationBased On CartoonPirateSuperhero Team

iRank66

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6/10· 67K votes

Rotten Tomatoes81%

Metacritic62%

TMDb6.102/10· 3K votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.

Cast of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Tom Kenny
as SpongeBob / Gary / Agreeable Mob Member / Waffle (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
as Patrick / Male Fish / Eager Customer (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
as Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2 / Doughnut / Squidasaurus Rex (voice)
Clancy Brown
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
as Plankton / Plankton Robot / News Anchor Fish / Mob Member (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
as Sandy (voice)
Antonio Banderas
as Burger Beard
Eric Bauza
as Seagull (voice)
Tim Conway
as Seagull (voice)
Eddie Deezen
as Seagull (voice)
Rob Paulsen
as Seagull (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
as Seagull (voice)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water facts

Budget: $74M
Box office: $325.2M
Collection: SpongeBob Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Joyful family animation blending cartoon charm with vibrant action sequences
•Computer animation brings beloved characters to life with amused energy throughout
•Adventure pacing maintains engagement across diverse audience demographics effectively

What the audience disliked

•Formulaic jokes rely heavily on existing show fan recognition to land well
•Narrative feels secondary to visual spectacle rather than character-driven storytelling

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