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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

“Ship's about to go down.”

20251h 28mAdventure · Family · Animation

Released

December 16, 2025

6.8

TMDB Score

68% match · 365 votes

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About the Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

AdventureFamilyAnimationComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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 adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

DirectorDerek Drymon

Released: December 16, 2025
Runtime: 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $64.0M
Box office: $163.2M
Studios: Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Domain Entertainment

Top Billed Cast

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary / Morning DJ (voice)

Mark Hamill

Flying Dutchman

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward (voice)

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy (voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton (voice)

George López

JK Fishlips (voice)

Ice Spice

Ticket Taker (voice)

Arturo Castro

Ride Operator

Sherry Cola

Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice)

Regina Hall

Barb (voice)

Mark Whitten

Lookout Pirate (voice)

Thomas F. Wilson

Coach Tuna (voice)

Grey DeLisle

Mean Girl / Harp Fish (voice)

Jill Talley

Judgy Girl (voice)

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