Best SpongeBob Movies, Ranked
All 4 SpongeBob films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run leads at 7.4; the franchise averages 6.8. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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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.
7.43,014 votes - 2
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.
7.13,267 votes - 3
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.
6.8336 votes - 4
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 surface world and transforms them into superheroes.
6.12,577 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best SpongeBob film?
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) rates highest at 7.4 out of 10 from 3,014 TMDB votes.
How are these SpongeBob films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which SpongeBob film is rated lowest?
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) sits last at 6.1. The franchise averages 6.8 across 4 rated films.