Night at the Museum

4.00
    Night at the Museum
    2006

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Ben StillerLarry Daley
    • Carla GuginoRebecca
    • Dick Van DykeCecil
    • Mickey RooneyGus
    • Bill CobbsReginald
    • Jake CherryNick Daley
    • Ricky GervaisDr. McPhee
    • Robin WilliamsTeddy Roosevelt
    • Kim RaverErica Daley
    • Patrick GallagherAttila the Hun

    Recommendations

    • 70

      Washington Post

      It's a fun ride, and the big payoff -- that history turns out to be way cooler than its reputation suggests -- is even more gratifying. Bully!
    • 67

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer

      The truly bizarre Ben Stiller farce, Night at the Museum, is no laugh riot, and misfires all over the screen, but it develops its own unique charm and leaves a pleasant afterglow. A family audience could do worse for a comedy this holiday season.
    • 63

      Premiere

      After a slow start, this feel-good family film is a nice postcard from the Big Apple that may benefit New York and the Museum of Natural History as much as it does 20th Century Fox.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      The first half-hour's too slow; the last half-hour's too manic, as if to compensate. But at least it entertains, thanks in large measure to the buddy-pic relationship between Owen Wilson's miniature cowpoke and his Roman pal Steve Coogan.
    • 50

      USA Today

      Though the premise is clever -- everything comes to life at night in New York City's Natural History Museum -- this movie doesn't make the best comic use of the concept.
    • 40

      The New York Times

      This season's answer to "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," it's an overstuffed grab bag in which lumps of coal are glued together with melted candy.
    • 40

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Director Levy struggles to find a uniform pitch that would agreeably blend together the gags, the visual effects and the obligatory heart moments. In its absence, there's a stop-and-start hollowness that confuses noise and chaos for comic energy.
    • 40

      Variety

      This rambunctious, "Jumanji"-style extravaganza is a gallery of special effects in search of a story; rarely has so much production value yielded so little in terms of audience engagement.

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