The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
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Ship's about to go down.
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.
- Released: 2025-12-16
- Genres: Adventure, Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 357 votes
Directed by Derek Drymon.
Top cast
- Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary / Morning DJ (voice)
- Mark Hamill as Flying Dutchman
- Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
- Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star (voice)
- Rodger Bumpass as Squidward (voice)
- Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy (voice)
- Mr. Lawrence as Plankton (voice)
- George López as JK Fishlips (voice)
- Ice Spice as Ticket Taker (voice)
- Arturo Castro as Ride Operator
Where to watch The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Stan, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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