SummarySpongeBob 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 t... Read More
Directed By:Derek Drymon
Written By:Pam Brady, Matt Lieberman, Marc Ceccarelli, Kaz
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Dec 17, 2025
80
The visual gags are fresh, the jokes are funny, the world-building is disarmingly buoyant, and the musical cues, from Holiday in Cambodia to Carmina Burana, are playful.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
44% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
33% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
22% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Apr 4, 2026
10
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Was a really good movie it was funny it had a lot of jokes and a lot of adult jokes but the movie is really good and really fun I love the songs they had in the movie even the ice spice song big guy which was trending all over
Dec 25, 2025
10
La verdad no recuerdo la última vez que pasé una película entera con una sonrisa tonta en la cara. Me reí por cosas mínimas, no saben lo feliz que salí de ese cine, y con el corazón ligero. Es humor infantil bien hecho, con ritmo, cariño y una animación preciosa.
Dec 18, 2025
75
Everybody involved seems to be having a blast making this latest “SpongeBob” a funny, fast-paced pleasure.
Dec 19, 2025
63
It might not be the best of the bunch, but the infectious childlike spirit (and intestinal fortitude) remains firmly intact.
Dec 27, 2025
60
Whether its spitballing silliness will linger when the lights come up is debatable, but it’s a solid SpongeBob movie.
Dec 23, 2025
50
“Search for SquarePants,” while it has amusing moments, is mostly SpongeBob treading water.
Dec 18, 2025
30
All of its head-spinning action has a stultifying effect. At all times, the film seems afraid that it’ll lose its audience’s attention, barraging us with the mindlessly zany to hold our engagement.
Dec 25, 2025
10
Keeps kids engaged while having great plot filled with silliness and hidden jokes. The character’s grow well. Even in the action scenes to keep kids engaged were filled with details to laugh at.
Jan 7, 2026
6
Os produtores têm que entender que filme é diferente de animação, isso aqui é cinema, de modo que essa produção mais parece um capítulo estendido da série de animação, o que torna cansativo lá pelas tantas. Ainda assim, gracioso.
Jan 5, 2026
6
Divertido e muito engraçado, mas seguro demais. Em Busca da Calça Quadrada funciona como passatempo e garante boas risadas, porém repete fórmulas já vistas na franquia e carece de emoção ou inovação. Um filme agradável, embora longe de ser memorável.
Apr 4, 2026
1
Es horrible un CGI repugnante, aburrida y sin gracia realmente fue una mala decisión ver está película.
Production Company:
- Paramount Animation
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Domain Entertainment (II)
- Media Rights Capital (MRC)
- United Plankton Pictures
Release Date:Dec 19, 2025
Duration:1 h 28 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Arrrr you ready?
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Awards
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Art Directors Guild
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Audio Society, USA
• 1 Nomination
