The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

SpongeBob SquarePants is devastated when his pet snail Gary is taken from him, so he sets out with his friend Patrick Star on a journey far beyond Bikini Bottom to bring Gary home. The rescue mission leads the pair to Atlantic City, where they face a series of obstacles while learning how much their friendship matters. The film is an animated family adventure that continues the world of the long-running television series.

Tim Hill wrote and directed the film, which sits seventh in his directing career, after Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever in 2014 and before The War with Grandpa in 2020. Tom Kenny voices both SpongeBob and Gary, with Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward, Mr. Lawrence as Plankton and Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs; Keanu Reeves appears as Sage. Production involved Paramount, MRC, Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures across Canada, the United States and France. The film cost about 60 million dollars to make and returned roughly 5 million dollars worldwide, a wide gap between its production cost and its theatrical earnings.

On IMDb it holds 5.9 out of 10 from around 25,000 votes, while on TMDB it rates 7.4 out of 10 from over 3,000 votes.