"Where history comes to life."

2006

1h 48m

6.6(11126 votes)

Fantasy

Family

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Shawn Levy
Written by: Robert Ben Garant
Thomas Lennon
Produced by: Michael Barnathan
Shawn Levy

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