Movies like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
funny, humorous, stylized, not serious, surreal, entertaining, anime, talky, scary, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
sea, friendship, disorder, goofy hero, heroes, race against time, dishonesty, heroic mission, squid, unlikely friendships, mermaid, stupidity, ocean, catastrophe, twists and turns, ship, children, violence, hitman, writers, obsession, death, betrayal, crazy, fantasy world ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
pacific ocean
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Most similar movies to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, clever and entertaining films with plots about dialogue, catastrophe, storytelling, mentor, computer animation, friends and disorder mostly in Animation, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Open Season 2 (2008), Merry Madagascar (2009), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.
Style:
funny, entertaining, feel good, humorous, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
friendship, sea voyage, talking animals, snail, search and rescue, journey, friends, kindness, deception, unlikely friendships, abduction, sea ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, anime, sitcom, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
best friends, optimism, friendship, fast food, anthropomorphic animal, escapades, disorder, goofy hero, boat, surrealism, neighbor, talking animals ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 2010s, 90s, 2020s ...
Place:
pacific ocean
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80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When the entire city of Bikini Bottom is put in danger, SpongeBob, ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, absurd, stylized, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
talking animals, superhero, time travel, sea, pirate, best friends, surrealism, fish out of water, goofy hero, good versus evil, escapades, friends ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pacific ocean, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
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funny, humorous, feel good, colourful, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
dachshund, animal life, friendship, talking animals, escapades, creativity, bear, forest, dog, disney, good versus evil, friends ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
Story:
The Zoosters are back in an all-new holiday adventure. When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to save Christmas. Get ready for a sleigh full of laughs in ...
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funny, humorous, melancholic, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, penguins, amnesia, talking animals, friendship, escapades, christmas present, disorder, save the day, animal life, animals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, madagascar, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sweet, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
monster, friendship, creature, imagination, fantasy world, children, parallel world, rivalry, talking animals, disney, friends, best friend ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
himalaya
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, claymation, light, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
farm, dog, hospital, city, countryside, friendship, sheep, animal life, stop motion, creativity, farmer, memory loss ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bikini Bottom's baddest gang, the Sharks, just got a new member! But can SpongeBob prove that he isn't as square as he looks when they face their rivals, the Pods? Soak up the action and 7 more tales of nautical nonsense, including ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, surreal, sincere, 2d animation
Audience:
preschoolers, pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
stupidity, city, sea creature, animal that acts human, best friends, absurdism, disorder, creature, fish, goofy hero, dark humor, anthropomorphic animal ...
Place:
pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Style:
not serious, humorous, exciting, stylized, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschoolers
Plot:
lego, superhero, creativity, save the world, friendship, toys, prophecy, villain, heroic mission, mentor, teamwork, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, touching, inspirational, anime ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
caveman, father daughter relationship, family life, youth, parents and children, disney, survival, family relations, parenthood, animals, forces of nature, end of the world ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Shrek
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Style:
funny, adult animation, humorous, satirical, clever ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
goofy hero, bomb, parents and children, save the day, irreverent, snow, adult humor, life philosophy, redemption, girl, suspense, parent child relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, oregon, seattle, usa
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50%
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.
Style:
adult animation, disturbing, surreal, satirical, brutal ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, cat, racism, hell, surrealism, interracial relations, marijuana, friendship, society, friends, buddies, misfit ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
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100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu Miley (Fraser) into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilariously horny alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, absurd, not serious, surreal ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, teens
Plot:
monkey, coma, surrealism, alternate reality, drawing, carnival, goofy hero, parallel world, superhero, dreams, death, stop motion ...
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100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Taiwan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell. Bebe's kids are the most obnoxious, irritating, pain in the butt kids he ...
Style:
adult animation, humorous, stylized, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, preschoolers
Plot:
gangsters, childhood, mischievous children, amusement park, suspense, nanny, children, catastrophe, brutality, adaptation, culture clash, solitude ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas
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100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Mike Judge's slacker duo, Beavis and Butt-Head, wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America where they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
Style:
adult animation, road movie, humorous, talky, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
road trip, dark humor, loser, stupidity, on the road, president, theft, nothing goes right, odd couple, obsessive quest, cross country, smuggling ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., las vegas, new jersey, texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.
Style:
controversial, funny, parody, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
satire, music, political satire, violent, dark humor, death, childhood, racial slur, violence, television, fire, sexualized violence ...
Place:
colorado, canada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one ...
Style:
colourful, humorous, funny, entertaining, witty ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pirate, stop motion, mentor, children, rivalry, greed, twists and turns, treasure hunt, friendship, creativity, rescue, pirate ship ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, 1830s
Place:
london, england, caribbean, madagascar, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
talking animals, global warming, creature, dinosaur, friendship, animals, iceberg, ice age, mammoth, survival, teamwork, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, ...
Style:
humorous, sweet, entertaining, not serious, relaxing ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, preschoolers ...
Plot:
farce, chase, kidnapping, children, fantasy world, talking animals, rescue, magical power, disorder, escapades, good versus evil, friends ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, new york, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Spot (Lane) is a dog who can talk and read. Posing as a human, he sneaks into school with his master Leonard (Flemming). Educational adventures ensue
Style:
humorous, feel good, witty, entertaining, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
mad scientist, disney, dog, pets, transformation, school, fish out of water, wish come true, friendship, secret identity, mischievous children, young heroes ...
Place:
florida, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, funny, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, preschoolers
Plot:
animals, friendship, jungle, talking animals, unlikely friendships, lion, penguins, island, animal life, friends, zebra, escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
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50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, humorous, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
talking animals, penguins, hippopotamus, lion, friendship, jungle, animals, zebra, friends, farce, giraffe, chimpanzee ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, manhattan new york city
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39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring ...
Style:
humorous, fairy tale, parody, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, princess, dragon, magic, happy ending, donkey, prince, rescue, body swapping, funeral, partners, couple relations ...
Time:
middle ages, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
disney, animals, memory loss, fish, kids and family, amnesia, ocean, shark, friendship, talking animals, children, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sweet, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, preschoolers
Plot:
talking animals, chase, magic, runaway, creativity, life philosophy, superhero, destiny, good versus evil, fight scenes, fish out of water, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ash Ketchum must put his skill to the test when he attempts to save the world from destruction. The Greedy Pokemon collector Lawrence III throws the universe into chaos after disrupting the balance of nature by capturing one of the Pokemon birds ...
Style:
anime, humorous, splatter, intense, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
pokemon, superhero, catastrophe, collector, violence, greed, nude, teenager, farce, culture clash, sexualized violence, police investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the ...
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sweet, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, intense ...
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kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
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disney, talking animals, friendship, poacher, good versus evil, rescue, honest, unlikely friendships, australian outback, adventurer, heroic mission, anthropomorphic animal ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
australia, oceania, new york, hawaii
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39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
When a powerful developer named Mr. Scheck wants to knock down all the stores and houses in Arnold's neighborhood to build a huge "mall-plex", it looks likes the neighborhood is doomed to disappear. But with the help of a superhero ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, parody, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, preschoolers, family outing, teens
Plot:
children, childhood, greed, unlikely friendships, multiple storylines, obsession, life philosophy, bullying, adaptation, espionage, mischievous children, buddies ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
Story:
The Christmas tree isn't the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they'll remember, he is forced to take a crash course ...
Style:
humorous, fairy tale, witty, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
holiday, christmas, friendship, fish out of water, escapades, family life, family gatherings, odd couple, cat, family bonds, culture clash, destiny ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Canada, South Korea, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, not serious, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
talking animals, squirrel, friendship, crime gone awry, heist, animals, children, friends, chase, betrayal, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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