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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

  • 2009
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
204K
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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: Battle of the Smithsonian (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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    204K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,682
    514
    • Director
      • Shawn Levy
    • Writers
      • Robert Ben Garant
      • Thomas Lennon
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Owen Wilson
      • Amy Adams
    • 250User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Hank Azaria in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, and Jon Bernthal in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Hank Azaria and Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Hank Azaria and Christopher Guest in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Christopher Guest and Alain Chabat in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Amy Adams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Amy Adams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Ricky Gervais and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Bill Hader and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (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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    • Trivia
      The first movie filmed in the Smithsonian Institution.
    • 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 (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
      Traditional

    User reviews250

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    8/10
    Exceeded my Expectations
    When I saw the trailer for this, I was pretty excited. I loved the whole premise of the first one, and having a sequel opened up whole new opportunities. I was excited when I saw all these famous characters from history being mashed together, Al Capone, Napoleon Bonaparte, Amelia Earhart, to name a few.

    I walked into the theater not expecting to much, but when I left I was very happy with it. They handled every characters personality beautifully, and the inside jokes were hilarious. I don't want to give much away, but trust me, you'll laugh. It tackles many themes like, a house divided cannot stand, the way to happiness is doing what you love, don't dwell on the past, etc. For a family flick they handle this jumbled cast of characters with complex personalities amazingly. They threw away most of the characters from the first movie to make way for the newer characters, which I didn't like that much, but how many characters can you throw in a story to have it make sense?

    This film is an amazing example of a movie made for kids and adults. Kids will enjoy the silly humor, and the monkey. While adults will laugh at the onslaught of in-jokes, and trust me, there's a lot.

    All in all, this was a great movie, blew me away. The highlight for me was Hank Azaria, that lisp kills me every time.
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    • bjohnt
    • May 22, 2009

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    • Is 'Battle of the Smithsonian' based on a book?
    • Should the first movie be watched before this one?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Stream on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Night at the Museum 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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