The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants(2025)

SpongeBob fears that he is not as brave as people like Mr. Krabs, so he and Patrick unintentionally summon The Flying Dutchman, the most dreaded pirate of the seven seas. The ghost pirate brings the two with his crew so that he can use SpongeBob, a pure and innocent soul, to undo his curse.

SpongeBob and Patrick go through a number of challenges in The Underworld to prove themselves as swashbucklers, while Mr. Krabs is joined by Squidward and Gary to save the duo. When he does find SpongeBob, The Dutchman makes Krabs admit that he was not a brave sea captain as he told SpongeBob, but rather a bubble-blowing fry cook like him who stole The Dutchman’s horn, which is how SpongeBob got it. He blows into the horn, causing him to switch places with The Dutchman, so he becomes human again while SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs become ghost pirates. After he ascends to the surface, The Dutchman’s assistant Barb, who felt betrayed and abandoned by him, tells SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs that they need to destroy the horn to reverse the curse.

SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs face off with The Dutchman at an amusement park, forcing SpongeBob to confront his fears. He blows a bubble that catches the horn and drops it to the ground. The curse is reversed, with SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs returning to normal while The Dutchman is a ghost again and demoted to kitchen duty, while Barb becomes Captain.

The heroes return to Bikini Bottom, with SpongeBob feeling braver than before. They then realize they all left Squidward in the Underworld.