Night at the Museum

2006 108 min ★ 6.6 Fantasy, Family, Comedy

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

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Cast

Ben Stiller

Larry Daley

Carla Gugino

Rebecca

Dick Van Dyke

Cecil

Mickey Rooney

Gus

Bill Cobbs

Reginald

Jake Cherry

Nick Daley

Ricky Gervais

Dr. McPhee

Robin Williams

Theodore Roosevelt

Kim Raver

Erica Daley

Patrick Gallagher

Attila the Hun

Details

Director

Shawn Levy

Screenplay

Robert Ben Garant

Tagline

"Where history comes to life."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$110,000,000

Revenue

$574,480,841

Production

1492 Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Ingenious Media, Sun Canada Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

September 15, 2019

★ 6/10

I'm made of wax, Larry. What are you made of? Night at the Museum is directed by Shaun Levy and jointly written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon who adapt from the book by Milan Trenc. It stars Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan. Plot sees Stiller as a newly recruited night security guard at the Mu...

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CinemaSerf

June 19, 2023

★ 6/10

"Daley" (Ben Stiller) is struggling to find a job that will allow him to keep his apartment and in contact with his young son "Nick" (Jake Cherry). Even the job finders have given up on him until, that is, there is a potential opening as a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History. His application is presented to the ostensibly kindly old "Cecil" (Dick Van Dyke) and his two cohorts "Gus" (Mi...