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"THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN"
(2021) (voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke) (PG)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Minor
Blood/Gross Stuff Moderate
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes Moderate
Gun/Weapons Moderate
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes None
Music (Scary/Tense) Mild
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Minor
Sex/Nudity Minor
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes None
Topics to Talk About Moderate
Violence Moderate


QUICK TAKE:
Computer-Animated Comedy: An underwater sponge and his friends set out to rescue his pet snail from a vain King and his casino empire.
PLOT:

In the underwater world of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants (voice of TOM KENNY) is a happy fellow who loves his pet, Gary the Snail, has good friends in Patrick Star (voice of BILL FAGERBAKKE) and underwater bunny Sandy Cheeks (voice of CAROLYN LAWRENCE), and enjoys working at the Krusty Krab restaurant making Krabby Patties for owner Mr. Krabs (voice of CLANCY BROWN), while coworker Squidward Tentacles (voice of RODGER BUMPASS) sits around and does nothing but read.

Krabs' restaurant rival, Plankton (voice of MR. LAWRENCE), is once again desirous of stealing the formula for those Krabby Patties, but is accidentally thwarted by SpongeBob who doesn't even spot the copepod. If only Plankton had a way to deal with Spongebob. Enter King Poseidon (voice of MATT BERRY), the vain ruler of the not-so-lost Lost City of Atlantic City.

He's accustomed to using snail slime as his beauty regimen, but when those snails run out of juice, he has his right-hand man, Chancellor (voice of REGGIE WATTS), set forth a decree to find more. Plankton then kidnaps Gary, knowing that Spongebob will try to rescue him.

Which he does with the help of Patrick, Sandy, and her robot creation, Otto (voice of AWKWAFINA), while also getting guidance from Sage (KEANU REEVES) the sagebrush who warns them of perils along the way, including that presented by zombie leader El Diablo (DANNY TREJO). Facing that and uncertainty, Spongebob and his friends head for the Lost City of Atlantic City to rescue Gary.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
If they're fans of the SpongeBob universe, they probably will.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For rude humor, some thematic elements, and mild language.


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