Night at the Museum

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Night at the Museum

PG

2006

1h 48m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

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A night watchman (Ben Stiller) at a museum of natural history makes a startling discovery: Thanks to the unleashing of an ancient Egyptian curse, the museum's animals, birds, bugs and other exhibits spring to life after the building closes, and former President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) is among those the hapless guard encounters.

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Critics Consensus

Parents might call this either a spectacle-filled adventure or a shallow and vapid CG-fest, depending on whether they choose to embrace this on the same level as their kids.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

04/27/2007

B

It's a better than average CGI-fest, more often silly than funny. But it makes some good points about courage, self-respect, and the importance of learning about history.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

03/24/2007

With this cast, there should be more laughs, and that blame falls partially on the script, but equally on how awfully Levy paces the film.

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Rob Mackie

Guardian

03/03/2007

1/5

Dark night of the soul is more like it.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/08/2024

2/4

This environment could be a CGI wonderland to teach audiences something about history, if only there were fun facts here and there. You’d think coming from a movie that takes place inside a museum the audience might learn a little, but you’d be wrong.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/28/2021

Fifteen years after its release, Night at the Museum is still a fun time.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

10/02/2020

2.5/5

Thankfully, the special-effects used to simulate the static exhibits coming to life (dinosaurs, statues, warriors etc) are both strong and varied enough to prevent a totally worn-out welcome.

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Paul S

@PManRager Jul 6

This movie was absolutely hilarious and so much fun to watch! I definitely recommend it!

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Anythang S

@AnythangStudios May 20

I used to like it but not that much anymore.

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Dave P.

@RT20712526 Apr 18

This is a great movie

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dustination P

@dustination Apr 4

I saw this back in 2006 when it was in theaters. 20 years later it still holds up pretty well. Yes, some of the CGI is so-so, but not outright bad like some movies from the late 90's/early 2000's. It's a fun film that you can watch with kids.

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Aye E

@RT43717499 Feb 25

Such a cute movie and fun to watch in 2026, takes me back to a great style of family popcorn movies. The cast and the effects are fun. It's definitely a fantasy movie, so don't expect the logic to hold up, but that's not what's important. It's just an easy, good natured, family movie.

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Mary S

@RT31692299 Feb 8

Pathetic plot and even lamer themes.

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Synopsis

A night watchman (Ben Stiller) at a museum of natural history makes a startling discovery: Thanks to the unleashing of an ancient Egyptian curse, the museum's animals, birds, bugs and other exhibits spring to life after the building closes, and former President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) is among those the hapless guard encounters.

Director: Shawn Levy
Producer: Chris Columbus, Shawn Levy, Michael Barnathan
Screenwriter: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, 21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $113.7M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)