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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

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Once the night guard at the Museum of Natural History, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now a successful purveyor of infomercial products. Soon after learning that his museum friends have been shipped to the Smithsonian Institution, Larry receives a distress call from Jedediah, who warns him that four of history's greatest villains have come to life and are planning to take over the Smithsonian first, then the world. Larry joins forces with friends old and new to stop the quartet's nefarious plans.
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Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania.

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David Denby The New Yorker 06/01/2009
The result is pretty much a free-form traffic jam in which everyone fights everyone else. Go to Full Review Anton Bitel Little White Lies 05/25/2009
a scattergun trawl through human (albeit mostly American) history and culture, with the emphasis more on entertainment than instruction. Go to Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald 05/24/2009
3/5
All up it's Levy's best work so far and while I realise that's faint praise, it's far from being damning. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 12/15/2023
1/4
Though brimming with computer special effects and celebrity cameos, the movie’s marvels are hardly impressive, given that they’ve recycled everything from the first and just added a couple of new features for good measure. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/29/2020
4/10
A really, really stupid comedy. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/18/2020
2.0/4.0
Robin Williams, as well, explodes every single time he's onscreen in a performance with even more spark and humor than in the original. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler S @tylerking24 2d Honestly, the plot and actual story of this one was a big downgrade. But this was far more creative and just fun to watch. So it cancels out. Fun film! See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 12 Uma sequela mediana e barulhenta que vale pela energia de Amy Adams e pela escala do novo museu, mas que cansa por causa de um argumento repetitivo e cheio de excessos. See more Paul S @PManRager Jul 7 It didn't have as much charm as the first one, but this movie was still so much fun to watch and full of hilarious moments. I definitely recommend it! See more Luke S @RT57051767 Jun 24 Amazing movie and franchise, Amelia is a shiny star and is gorgeous as can be (I want her to ride me across the Atlantic) (IFYKYK) if you are hating on this movie you hate fun, all in all a great movie with great reward ability. See more Kid R. @Philadelphiagoosebumpsfan Jun 2 That’s the way uh huh uh huh I like it See more Joel C @Joelcas1613 May 24 I loved it. A good bit of fun for the family. 4 stars, God bless. See more Read all reviews
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Shawn Levy

Director

Ben Stiller

Larry Daley

Robin Williams

Teddy Roosevelt

Amy Adams

Amelia Earhart

Owen Wilson

Jedediah

Hank Azaria

Kahmunrah

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Synopsis Once the night guard at the Museum of Natural History, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now a successful purveyor of infomercial products. Soon after learning that his museum friends have been shipped to the Smithsonian Institution, Larry receives a distress call from Jedediah, who warns him that four of history's greatest villains have come to life and are planning to take over the Smithsonian first, then the world. Larry joins forces with friends old and new to stop the quartet's nefarious plans.
Director
Shawn Levy
Producer
Shawn Levy, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Screenwriter
Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
1492 Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG (Mild Action|Brief Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$177.2M
Runtime
1h 45m
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