Night at the Museum

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Based on the book by Milan Trenc.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Jake Cherry, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Carla Gugino, Mizuo Peck, Robin Williams, Kim Raver, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Pierfrancesco Favino.
Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. He applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History and is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life.
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital, widescreen.
Contents: Night at the Museum.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

an original! submitted by lekendrick on October 13, 2010, 12:10pm such an obvious idea can't believe hadn't been done, before it's very sappy & sentimental! But, as family fare doesn't get much better, leaving the impression good for dreaming not exactly sugar plum ferries, but close must be said! Good for calm, and impression household excitement!

Funny submitted by derin on July 3, 2011, 11:04am Ben stiller is a great actor! I definitely recommend this movie for families looking for funny movies. This is the one!!!

LOL submitted by tomiwa on July 4, 2011, 1:06pm Laugh out loud funny. Great for all kids.

Very Entertaining submitted by andreahubert on June 26, 2012, 7:26am This movie was hilarious. Everyone truly enjoyed watching together.

fantastic! submitted by fairytale on August 25, 2012, 5:19pm What a great family movie! Fun to watch. Highly recommend!

Cute submitted by semartin on August 26, 2012, 6:38pm Delightful family comedy.

So fun! submitted by crazypockets on July 24, 2013, 12:01pm I agree with lekendrick...how has this not been done before? What kid hasn't imagined what it would be like to be in a museum overnight, and also, what it would be like if the exhibits came to life? I loved this for that nostalgic glimpse back into childhood where it seemed like things like this really could be possible. There are some nice historical elements to it, too, and it's just a lot of fun.

night at the museum submitted by hcf on July 30, 2014, 4:22pm such a fun movie for the whole family

family fun submitted by carolinepbg on August 15, 2016, 3:53pm our family had fun watching this together

Movie night submitted by amd12 on August 28, 2018, 2:11am Great movie to watch with kids.

A cool concept, but very racist submitted by nemiller on August 9, 2019, 8:49am I was hoping that this film would be a fun, family-friendly movie. The concept is great - a museum full of people, and even some animals, that come to life when no one is around!

Unfortunately, the film is very racist.

For example, with the exception of one character (who speaks English because he was on display at Oxford), character of color from the museum is portrayed as speaking total gibberish. Ben Stiller's character even speaks total gibberish to Atilla the Hun and his soldiers, and they understand him, as though they don't speak a real language!

There are more examples of racist tropes, often played for laughs, Manifest Destiny goes unquestioned, and the movie barely has any women with speaking roles (all three of them exist mainly as love interests to men).

I am not surprised to find all this in a movie without a diverse cast and crew, made in 2006. But it is 2019 now, so we can choose better films to watch.

great submitted by yufamily on August 11, 2019, 1:37pm An oldie but a goodie

Night at the museum submitted by crp on August 22, 2019, 9:16pm Ben Stiller is hilarious in this

Night at the Museum submitted by SBNB on August 3, 2021, 3:18pm This is a fun movie! My kids (7 and 4) loved it.