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
night shift
skeleton
chaos
maya civilization
museum
genghis khan
natural history
dinosaur
based on children's book
magical object
security guard
aftercreditsstinger
duringcreditsstinger
pharaoh
inanimate objects come to life
cheerful
Rank
#66 in 2006·#3262 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Where to Watch
Cast
Ben Stiller
Larry Daley
Carla Gugino
Rebecca
Dick Van Dyke
Cecil
Mickey Rooney
Gus
Bill Cobbs
Reginald
Jake Cherry
Nick Daley
Ricky Gervais
Dr. McPhee
Robin Williams
Theodore Roosevelt
Kim Raver
Erica Daley
Patrick Gallagher
Attila the Hun
Rami Malek
Ahkmenrah
Pierfrancesco Favino
Christopher Columbus
Crew
Shawn Levy
Director
Thomas Lennon
Screenplay
Robert Ben Garant
Screenplay
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography
Shawn Levy
Producer
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Chris Columbus
Producer
Josh McLaglen
Co-Producer
Mark Radcliffe
Executive Producer
Craig Henighan
Sound Designer
Claude Paré
Production Design
Popular Reviews
8416 reviews
Emma
7.6★ · 07/06/25
Two of my favorite gay guys
Two of my favorite gay guys
14
Will
7.8★ · 02/06/26
One of my favs as a kid, pretty sure this is where I draw my silly comedic taste from. The scene where Cecil roundhouse kicks Larry is amazing. Such a cute movie.
One of my favs as a kid, pretty sure this is where I draw my silly comedic taste from. The scene where Cecil roundhouse kicks Larry is amazing. Such a cute movie.
2
GuiTugaBr
7.2★ · 07/06/26
Good movie but a little corny.
Good movie but a little corny.
1
Aisha
7.0★ · 06/26/26
1
meowpants
7.0★ · 05/29/26
Who the hell pitched the idea of Sacagawea and Teddy Roosevelt being a thing 😭
Who the hell pitched the idea of Sacagawea and Teddy Roosevelt being a thing 😭
