Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 105 min ★ 6.2 Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

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Cast

Ben Stiller

Larry Daley

Amy Adams

Amelia Earhart

Owen Wilson

Jedediah Smith

Hank Azaria

Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln

Robin Williams

Theodore Roosevelt

Christopher Guest

Ivan the Terrible

Alain Chabat

Napoleon Bonaparte

Steve Coogan

Octavius

Ricky Gervais

Dr. McPhee

Bill Hader

George Armstrong Custer

Details

Director

Shawn Levy

Tagline

"When the lights go off the battle is on."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$150,000,000

Revenue

$413,106,170

Production

21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

June 19, 2023

★ 6/10

Shawn Levy didn't waste any time cobbling together this sequel and though it's not terrible, it's all a bit silly. "Daley" (Ben Stiller) has made his fortune and "McPhee" (Ricky Gervais) is facing the worrying digitisation of his soon to be "interactive" museum. This is going to result in the relocation of some of the exhibits to the Smithsonian where the megalomanic Pharaoh "Kahmunrah" is poised ...