6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative revolves around universal themes of friendship, loyalty, and personal adventure, which are largely apolitical. While there is a subtle critique of vanity and excessive power through the antagonist, the resolution emphasizes individual transformation and the strength of personal bonds rather than systemic or ideological solutions, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a diverse voice cast for its animated sea creature characters, but the roles themselves are not defined by human racial characteristics, thus avoiding explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on a lighthearted adventure and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or center explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Sandy Cheeks, who utilizes her martial arts expertise and physical capabilities to overcome several male guards during a rescue attempt in Atlantic City, demonstrating her combat effectiveness.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run does not explicitly feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on SpongeBob's quest to rescue his pet snail, Gary, without incorporating elements related to queer identity or relationships.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal or impact related to transsexual identity to evaluate, resulting in an N/A assessment.
The film features established characters from the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, all of whom retain their canonical genders. New characters introduced do not represent gender-swapped versions of existing ones.
The film features anthropomorphic sea creatures as its main characters, who do not possess human racial characteristics. Any human characters introduced are new or do not involve a race change from a previously established human racial identity.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
7.4
Critic Ratings
6.6
6.5
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