Plankton: The Movie

Plankton: The Movie

They needed a hero. They got a villain.

Directed by Dave Needham

Produced by Nickelodeon Movies

202583 min6.7 / 10

A colorful, comedic adventure that plays a villain's romantic entanglement for laughs while his AI wife rebels, balancing absurdist humor with genuine emotional stakes.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Plankton: The Movie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Plankton: The Movie sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Plankton: The Movie violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Plankton: The Movie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Plankton: The Movie end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Plankton: The Movie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Plankton: The Movie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Plankton: The Movie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Plankton: The Movie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Plankton: The Movie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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