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Name: Night at the Museum
Director: Shawn Levy
Genre: comedy, family, fantasy
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.5

Night at the Museum has an iRankMovies score of 55.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Night at the Museum (2006)

Where history comes to life.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 48m

Country:United States

Director:Shawn Levy

Language:English

Genre

ComedyFamilyFantasy

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Keywords

Night ShiftSkeletonChaosMaya CivilizationMuseumGenghis KhanNatural HistoryDinosaur

iRank56

Night at the Museum rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 405K votes

Rotten Tomatoes42%

Metacritic48%

TMDb6.599/10· 11K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Night at the Museum

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.

Cast of Night at the Museum

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
Rami Malek
as Ahkmenrah
Pierfrancesco Favino
as Christopher Columbus

Night at the Museum facts

Budget: $110M
Box office: $574.5M
Collection: Night at the Museum Collection

Our take on Night at the Museum

Shawn Levy's 2006 family comedy-fantasy turns the American Museum of Natural History into a nightly circus, as new night watchman Larry Daley accidentally triggers an ancient curse that brings the exhibits to life. Suddenly he must corral Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other displays before dawn. This is bright, broad, effects-driven fun built for the whole household, leaning on physical comedy and wonder rather than edge or nuance. Kids will enjoy the spectacle and adults can coast on its good nature. If you want an easygoing crowd-pleaser for a family movie night, it fits the bill comfortably.

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