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Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

Where history comes to life.

20066.61h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Shawn Levy
Written by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Milan Trenc
Produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Shawn Levy
Box OfficeBudget: $110.0MRevenue: $574.5M

Top Cast

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Larry Daley

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Rebecca

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Cecil

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Gus

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Reginald

Jake Cherry

Jake Cherry

Nick Daley

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Dr. McPhee

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Theodore Roosevelt

Kim Raver

Kim Raver

Erica Daley

Patrick Gallagher

Patrick Gallagher

Attila the Hun

Themes & Keywords

night shiftskeletonchaosmaya civilizationmuseumgenghis khannatural historydinosaurbased on children's bookmagical objectsecurity guardduringcreditsstingerpharaohinanimate objects come to life

About Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum is a fantasy, family, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of night shift, skeleton, chaos, maya civilization, museum, genghis khan. Directed by Shawn Levy, it stars Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke. 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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