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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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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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Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Movie Mom 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. Rated: B Apr 27, 2007 Full Review Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Brian Tallerico UGO 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. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Rob Mackie Guardian Dark night of the soul is more like it. Rated: 1/5 Mar 3, 2007 Full Review Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 2/4 Mar 8, 2024 Full Review Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Fifteen years after its release, Night at the Museum is still a fun time. Dec 28, 2021 Full Review Night at the Museum | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael B Good enough but sequels are a dead weight, more silly and than funny, worth a watch Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Christopher J i liked this movie alot more than i thought i was going to Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Audience Member The start of a great trilogy Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Idan Charles L Five nights at...... I mean one night at....... A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMIs one of those movies when you know it's not great, but it still has charm 👍 Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Larry K All time classic. Must watch Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Kali S Full belly laughs from my kids (5 + 7). It was cute and funny and I'd watch it with them again. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shawn Levy Director Ben Stiller Larry Daley Carla Gugino Rebecca Dick Van Dyke Cecil Mickey Rooney Gus Bill Cobbs Reginald
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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)
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