The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

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2015

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

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Perpetual adversaries SpongeBob and Plankton join forces and come ashore to battle a pirate who has plans for the stolen Krabby Patties recipe.

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Critics Consensus

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water won't win over many viewers who aren't fans of the show, but for the converted, it's another colorful burst of manic fun.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

03/29/2015

4/5

The live-action sequences, in which Antonio Banderas chews the pirate scenery, may not live up to the Looney Tunes madness of the cartoons, but for sheer head-scrambling craziness this is hard to beat.

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

03/27/2015

3/5

Intermittently, SpongeBob's latest feature is very funny indeed, even for non-devotees of the original series.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

03/27/2015

4/5

Sponge Out of Water has a frenetic, Looney Tunes pacing and a head-spinning, surreal story that makes you wonder whether it's aimed at children or stoners.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/02/2021

3/5

Gets a little water logged when the characters hit land and turn into CGI creations, but it never loses its sense of silly whether it is above or below sea level.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/24/2020

3.5/4.0

I had a blast with it and found myself laughing consistently throughout the film.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

05/02/2019

B

t is definitely not for everyone and it was out there but I was charmed by it and it kept me engaged.

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Damon

Jun 10

Hilarious and thrilling movie. A fun experience for SpongeBob fans and average moviegoers!

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Jakob G

@BusJake156809 Feb 3

Wow! Just wow! This movie is like Nickelodeon and marvel had a baby. This had in shock while watching this. Please don’t take the percentages fool you.

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Tripp J

@Tripp317 Jan 30

This is the peakest SpongeBob movie ever seen. This is what I call classic SpongeBob

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Spanish m

@Mr.movie Jan 23

it doesn't have big guy

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Jaxson D.

@JaxsonTheCritic Jan 21

The CGI is behind it's time and the plot is okay it just feels like the script was made in 2 days and the characters are overall to confident in the movie they should expect some challenges

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Jan 21

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water stands as the strongest entry among the SpongeBob feature films, even if it still carries some of the franchise’s familiar struggles. Like most SpongeBob movies, it feels disjointed from the TV series, opting for a standalone story that never fully captures the tight charm of the show. That said, this film earns credit for its creativity, especially with the blend of 2D animation and live-action superhero-style sequences, which adds a fresh visual energy. The banter and chaotic humor remain hit-or-miss, sometimes leaning into borderline inappropriate jokes that feel unnecessary for a kids’ film. Still, the pacing is better, the ideas are bolder, and the animation experiments keep it engaging. While it doesn’t fully escape the problems of SpongeBob’s cinematic outings, it’s more enjoyable than the others and lands as an acceptable, if imperfect, watch.

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Synopsis

Perpetual adversaries SpongeBob and Plankton join forces and come ashore to battle a pirate who has plans for the stolen Krabby Patties recipe.

Director: Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell
Producer: Paul Tibbitt, Mary Parent
Screenwriter: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Paul Tibbitt
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: United Plankton Pictures, Disruption Entertainment
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $163.4M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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