Night at the Museum
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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.
What critics thought
Critics were largely unimpressed, finding the film a effects-heavy spectacle that sacrificed story and genuine engagement for family-friendly chaos. Audiences, particularly those watching alongside children, responded far more warmly than critics did — a gap that defined the film's legacy as a crowd-pleaser critics couldn't quite endorse.
“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.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“It might be fair to give Ben Stiller an 'A' for effort, but to call what he does in this movie 'acting' is a misnomer. He does a lot of running around, occasionally falling down or bumping into things.”
James Berardinelli·Reelviews
“Out to impress and delight a family audience with the pageantry of human and natural history, and that's a surprisingly worthy ambition for a Hollywood comedy.”
William Arnold·Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Shawn LevyDirector
Ben StillerLarry Daley
Carla GuginoRebecca
Dick Van DykeCecil
Mickey RooneyGus
Bill CobbsReginald
Jake CherryNick Daley
Ricky GervaisDr. McPhee
Robin WilliamsTheodore Roosevelt
Kim RaverErica Daley
Patrick GallagherAttila the Hun
Rami MalekAhkmenrah
Pierfrancesco FavinoChristopher Columbus
Alan SilvestriComposer
Thomas LennonWriter
Robert Ben GarantWriter
Guillermo NavarroCinematographyNight 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.
What critics thought
Critics were largely unimpressed, finding the film a effects-heavy spectacle that sacrificed story and genuine engagement for family-friendly chaos. Audiences, particularly those watching alongside children, responded far more warmly than critics did — a gap that defined the film's legacy as a crowd-pleaser critics couldn't quite endorse.
“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.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“It might be fair to give Ben Stiller an 'A' for effort, but to call what he does in this movie 'acting' is a misnomer. He does a lot of running around, occasionally falling down or bumping into things.”
James Berardinelli·Reelviews
“Out to impress and delight a family audience with the pageantry of human and natural history, and that's a surprisingly worthy ambition for a Hollywood comedy.”
William Arnold·Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Shawn LevyDirectorBen StillerLarry DaleyCarla GuginoRebeccaDick Van DykeCecilMickey RooneyGusBill CobbsReginaldJake CherryNick DaleyRicky GervaisDr. McPheeRobin WilliamsTheodore RooseveltKim RaverErica DaleyPatrick GallagherAttila the HunRami MalekAhkmenrahPierfrancesco FavinoChristopher ColumbusAlan SilvestriComposerThomas LennonWriterRobert Ben GarantWriterGuillermo NavarroCinematographyStream
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