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A noisy, uneven kids’ comedy with a few inspired animation ideas, catchy songs, and enough character-specific silliness to work for some SpongeBob fans. But the humor is repetitive, the emotional beats are thin, and the whole thing feels more like a long TV episode than a must-see movie.
Where to watch: Buy
Sat · 1h 23m
Director: Dave Needham
Starring: Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
Dave Needham
Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny
A noisy, uneven kids’ comedy with a few inspired animation ideas, catchy songs, and enough character-specific silliness to work for some SpongeBob fans. But the humor is repetitive, the emotional beats are thin, and the whole thing feels more like a long TV episode than a must-see movie.
Plankton: The Movie is built for fans of the character’s obsessive, tiny-villain energy, and it mostly delivers on that promise. The animation is more playful than expected, the songs are catchy enough to stick, and the movie leans into the absurdity of Plankton’s relationship with Karen in a way that gives the story its clearest hook.
That said, the film’s biggest problem is that it keeps circling the same joke and never quite finds a stronger shape for the plot. The emotional arc is simple, the comedy can feel overextended, and the whole thing often plays like a stretched-out special rather than a fully satisfying feature.
For kids or die-hard SpongeBob completists, it’s harmless and occasionally fun. For everyone else, it’s more of a curiosity than a standout animated movie: energetic, occasionally clever, but too uneven to recommend without caveats.
Blitric (2★) · 1371 likes
They accidentally forgot to get this release in the exact date on March 14 instead of a week earlier because it’s…. . / ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ \ | THE DAY THAT KRABS FRIES!!! | \ / … more
ram<3 (1★) · 1215 likes
upcoming movies in the SCU (Spongebob Cinematic Universe): 2026: the mr. krabs movie2027: gary: the fast snail2028: pearl: a teenage drama2029: squidward: the movie… but he doesn’t want to make it2030: bikini bottom: aquatic war2031: bikini bottom: endgame
AClockworkCody (2★) · 510 likes
I was really digging this new animation style, until Planktons giant thicc asscheeks got thrown in my face {2025 Movies Ranked} {Instagram review} {TikTok review}
timtamtitus (1.5★) · 382 likes
classic Karen behaviour
ScarlettTheNoob 🍉 (3★) · 364 likes
spongebob canonically knows what bullshit means
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