How to watch the SpongeBob films in order
There are 4 SpongeBob films, about 6.1 hours in total. The first was released in 2004, the latest in 2025. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
A yellow sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants, who enjoys being a cook at Krusty Krab, lives in the Pacific Ocean. He embarks on various adventures with his friends at Bikini Bottom.
- 1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
19 Nov 2004 · 87 min
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
28 Jan 2015 · 93 min
Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surf
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
14 Aug 2020 · 95 min
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.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
16 Dec 2025 · 88 min
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.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.