The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)

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A huge journey to find a tiny friend.

When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.

• Released: 2020-08-14
• Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 3,035 votes

Directed by Tim Hill.

Top cast

• Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail (voice)
• Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star (voice)
• Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles (voice)
• Mr. Lawrence as Plankton (voice)
• Keanu Reeves as Sage
• Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs (voice)
• Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks (voice)
• Matt Berry as King Poseidon (voice)
• Jill Talley as Karen (voice)
• Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

• United States: stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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