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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

PG 2020 1h 31m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation TRAILER for List
66% Tomatometer 74 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick, and the Bikini Bottom gang star in their most epic adventure movie yet! When SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary goes missing, a path of clues leads SpongeBob and Patrick to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. On their mission to save Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up for a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.
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Although its story may leave fans on the surface, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a wondrously wacky visit to Bikini Bottom that retains the charm of the original series.

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The animation is fine, but The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run feels more like a long episode of the show than a real cinematic experience.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Unfortunately, the film didn't feel like it really had a story. It felt like a series of sketches, and most of them weren't very funny. Rated: C+ Mar 20, 2021 Full Review Kristy Puchko IGN Movies Though not as joltingly outrageous as its predecessors, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run is a winsomely wacky good time, alive with laughs and light-hearted lunacy. Mar 15, 2021 Full Review Adam Graham Detroit News There's nothing stiff or self-serious about "Sponge on the Run," which plays equally to young children and college stoners alike. Rated: B Mar 6, 2021 Full Review Shakyl Lambert CGMagazine This is the first Spongebob movie to make a full shift to CG animation, and it’s honestly all the lesser for it. The whole movie feels oddly restrained because of the animation switch. Rated: 5.5/10 Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) Among all of the SpongeBob movies, Sponge on the Run is easily the weakest of the three. Rated: 6/10 Feb 16, 2022 Full Review Witney Seibold Critically Acclaimed Podcast I always welcome a hit of SpongeBob's particular brand of candy-coated insanity. Sep 14, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler e Okay, let's all be honest here. Sponge On The Run isn't awful. It's not really insulting, it's still watchable, and I stay because of the animation. And Keanu Reeves brings in extra points, as well as Snoop Dog. But still, the story is what the movie lacks, but I think that this movie is the true apology letter than the Sandy Cheeks Movie ever was Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Oaklee D This movie was heaps of fun, I still can't believe that Keanu Reeves, Snoop Dogg and Danny Trejo all make appearances. I enjoyed it a lot and it got a few solid chuckles out of me. This movie is leaps and bounds better than the Sandy Cheeks flick that came after. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Nedim K The animation is great, but it's a blasphemy against what SpongeBob SquarePants had always been, it sucked the soul out of it. When they mixed in David Hasselhoff in one of the previous movies, it worked fine, because it was the kind of weird thing that happens. Keanu Reeves and Snoop were fine, but unnecessary, especially the musical number. The zombie cowboy pirates were all real actors too and at least for me, it just doesn't work, because it brings the movie into the realm of reality, and the result is just awful. It's like they tried too hard to make an impact with those things and with the animation that they forgot about the story. The animation and the human roles, along with a weak and unfocused story, makes me not care at all what happens next or how the movie would end. It's barely watchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Audience Member No where near as magical as the first two but still good Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Noe G The SpongeBob movie sponge on the run is an amazing SpongeBob movie from 2020 and my rating is a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review RICARDO A The Animation Is Good, But It’s all wasted! The Plot is So Hard To Follow! The Jokes are Unfunny! And It’s An Embarrassment and a Disgrace to Stephen Hillenburg (RIP)! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick, and the Bikini Bottom gang star in their most epic adventure movie yet! When SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary goes missing, a path of clues leads SpongeBob and Patrick to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. On their mission to save Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up for a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.
Director
Tim Hill
Producer
Ryan Harris
Screenwriter
Tim Hill
Production Co
Media Rights Capital (MRC), Netflix, Nickelodeon Movies, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, United Plankton Pictures, Paramount Animation
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Mild Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.5M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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