Night at the Museum
2006 · Movie · PG · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · 45% critics
A struggling new night guard takes a job at a natural history museum and quickly discovers that the exhibits do not stay still after dark. As ancient magic brings displays to life, each shift becomes a wild test of patience, courage, and quick thinking.
Based on The Night at the Museum
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (10,965 votes)
- Box office
- $574,481,229
- Budget
- $110,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a light, silly family adventure with museum magic and broad humor; Not for you if you prefer sharper storytelling or richer historical detail.
Pros: fun family premise; gentle laughs; lively museum chaos | Cons: predictable story; repetitive moments; shallow character depth
Themes
- night shift
- skeleton
- chaos
- maya civilization
- museum
- genghis khan
- natural history
- dinosaur
- based on children's book
- magical object
- security guard
- aftercreditsstinger
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Movie · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ben Stiller
as Larry Daley
Carla Gugino
as Rebecca
Dick Van Dyke
as Cecil
Mickey Rooney
as Gus
Bill Cobbs
as Reginald
Jake Cherry
as Nick Daley
Ricky Gervais
as Dr. McPhee
Robin Williams
as Theodore Roosevelt
Kim Raver
as Erica Daley
Patrick Gallagher
as Attila the Hun
Directed by Shawn Levy