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Night at the museum 2

Original title: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  • 2009
  • K-7
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
210K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,857
424
Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Ben Stiller, Brad Garrett, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Bill Hader, Mizuo Peck, Jon Bernthal, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
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Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.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
  • Writers
    • Robert Ben Garant
    • Thomas Lennon
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Owen Wilson
    • Amy Adams
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    210K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,857
    424
    • Director
      • Shawn Levy
    • Writers
      • Robert Ben Garant
      • Thomas Lennon
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Owen Wilson
      • Amy Adams
    • 255User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos1

    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian -- Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:32
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    Photos347

    Hank Azaria in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, and Jon Bernthal in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Hank Azaria and Ben Stiller in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Hank Azaria and Christopher Guest in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Christopher Guest and Alain Chabat in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Ben Stiller in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Amy Adams in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Amy Adams in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Ricky Gervais and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Bill Hader and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the museum 2 (2009)
    Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in Night at the museum 2 (2009)

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Larry Daley
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Jedediah
    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Amelia Earhart
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Kahmunrah
    • (voice)
    • …
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Teddy Roosevelt
    Christopher Guest
    Christopher Guest
    • Ivan the Terrible
    Alain Chabat
    Alain Chabat
    • Napoleon Bonaparte
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Octavius
    Ricky Gervais
    Ricky Gervais
    • Dr. McPhee
    Bill Hader
    Bill Hader
    • George Armstrong Custer
    Jon Bernthal
    Jon Bernthal
    • Al Capone
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Attila the Hun
    Jake Cherry
    Jake Cherry
    • Nicky
    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Ahkmenrah
    Mizuo Peck
    Mizuo Peck
    • Sacajawea
    Kerry van der Griend
    • Neanderthal #1
    • (as Kerry Van Der Griend)
    Matthew Harrison
    Matthew Harrison
    • Neanderthal #2
    Rick Dobran
    • Neanderthal #3
    • (as Riccardo Dobran)
    • Director
      • Shawn Levy
    • Writers
      • Robert Ben Garant
      • Thomas Lennon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Shawn Levy told a National Public Radio interviewer that once the Smithsonian Institution agreed to lend their name to the film, their curators were very helpful and willing to share information about the real-life characters represented in the movie, but Levy had more trouble with the intellectual property-holders for the fictional characters represented. For instance, in the Darth Vader cameo, a LucasFilm employee came on-set to observe the scene and tell the filmmakers what Vader would or wouldn't do.
    • Goofs
      (at around 8 mins) Dr. McPhee has no reason to allow Larry to stay in the museum after closing, as Larry is no longer a night guard. However, Dr. McPhee may feel indebted to Larry after the events of Night at the museum - yö museossa (2006), and decide to owe him this special favor from time to time.
    • Quotes

      Kah Mun Rah: [Darth Vader holds his hand up with a pinching motion] What is that? What is that? What does it mean? I don't know... you've lost me. Is that your breathing? Because I can't hear myself think.

      [pause]

      Kah Mun Rah: Let me tell you kindly, just simplify. There's too much going on! You're not evil, you're asthmatic, and what's with the cape? Are we going to the opera? I don't think so. Goodbye!

      [Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch leave]

    • Crazy credits
      There is an extra scene during the credits where Sailor Joey Motorola is seen reverse-engineering Larry Daley's cell-phone. He says to his mother (off camera) "I think I'm on to something!"
    • Alternate versions
      Additional humour was brought to the German version by the Albert Einstein dub by Jean Pütz, a famous science journalist and TV host.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      7th Cavalry Regiment
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    User reviews255

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    6/10
    Another Night at the Museum
    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is the second film in the Night at the Museum series. While it isn't much different than the first film I have to say it isn't quite as good. Ben Stiller was pretty good but I don't think anybody else really stuck out. One thing I that disappointed by was the lack of screen time for Steve Coogan and Owen Wilson, or Octavius and Jedediah. In the first movie, they stole the show. But in this movie, they are underused like most of the others in the cast. Night at the Museum 2 has its funny parts, but seems to lack the charm and fun of the first movie. It's a worthy sequel that meets the standards of the first movie, but doesn't exceed them. You might want to wait for it's DVD/Blu-Ray release, but seeing in theaters is good too. Thanks for reading this review.
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    • May 26, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2009 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Stream on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Natt på museet 2
    • Filming locations
      • American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West at 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
      • 1492 Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $177,243,721
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,173,286
      • May 24, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $413,106,170
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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