Filming Location Matching "American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West at 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Night at the Museum (2006)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 315,491 | Gross: $250.86M
2. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 86,270 | Gross: $48.17M
3. Men in Black II (2002)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Agent Jay is sent to find Agent Kay and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from Kay's past.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 344,347 | Gross: $190.42M
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.
Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney
Votes: 84,693 | Gross: $82.05M
5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria
Votes: 178,114 | Gross: $177.24M
6. Election (1999)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell
Votes: 90,375 | Gross: $14.88M
7. Manhattan (1979)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy
Votes: 131,671 | Gross: $45.70M
8. The Pick-up Artist (1987)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.
Director: James Toback | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello
Votes: 6,495 | Gross: $13.29M
9. Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror
Photojournalist Emanuelle accompanies an anthropologist, two female missionary workers and a treacherous hunter's party in a trek through the Amazon to find a cannibalistic tribe long thought extinct.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Nieves Navarro, Donald O'Brien
Votes: 2,658
10. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 16,119
11. So Fine (1981)
R | 90 min | Comedy
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.
Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel
Votes: 1,013
12. Rollover (1981)
R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer
Votes: 1,084 | Gross: $10.85M
13. Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)
Approved | 66 min | Sci-Fi
Prof. Erling and his financial backer Victor build a prototype time machine to snatch objects from the past. Latest find, a statuette, radiometrically dates to 5200 AD! When this draws ... See full summary »
Director: Robert J. Gurney Jr. | Stars: Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, Frederic Downs, John Stratton
Votes: 1,221
14. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.
Director: Winsor McCay | Stars: Winsor McCay, George McManus, Roy L. McCardell, Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan
Votes: 3,011
15. Dinosaurs Alive (2007)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short
This program presents some of the more recent ideas about dinosaurs that are gaining acceptance while following paleontologists searching for fossils over the decades in the Gobi Desert and New Mexico.
Directors: David Clark, Bayley Silleck | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sterling Nesbitt, Alan H. Turner
Votes: 326 | Gross: $43.97M
16. Paternal Instinct (2004)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Romance
Two boys in search of a surrogate mother for their child.
Director: Murray Nossel | Stars: Erik, Mark Eisenhardt, Barbara Eisenhardt, Larry
Votes: 85
17. Walter Van Gogh (2014)
Documentary, Short
Walter Deforest, a New York based actor, follows the steps - and obsessions - of his idol: the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Director: Lucas M. Dantas | Star: Walter DeForest
18.
Bill Nye, the Science Guy (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dinosaurs
(1993)
TV-Y | Documentary, Comedy, Family
Bill Nye explains how fossils are formed and how scientists use them to learn about dinosaurs.
Directors: Erren Gottlieb, James McKenna | Stars: Bill Nye, Pat Cashman, John Ratzenberger, Rachel Glenn
Votes: 22
19.
Ringer (2011–2012)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bridget has taken over her twin sister's identity and is getting to know her sister including best friend, best friend's husband lover, her own husband and stepdaughter.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell
Votes: 492
20.
Project Runway All Stars (2012– )
Episode:
Bitten by the Fashion Bug
(2013)
TV-14 | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
At the American Museum of Natural History, creepy crawly arachnids and insects serve as inspiration for the designers to create an avant-garde look. Guest judges are Project Runway season 9... See full summary »
Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Georgina Chapman, Isaac Mizrahi, Zanna Roberts Rassi
Votes: 11