Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

Where to watch

Each link opens a search on that service. Checked 13 October 2026.

Streaming data from JustWatch

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 · Movie · 105 min
D

MEANRANK

59/100

Averaged across 11 ratings · 1.3M votes

Every rating

Platform pages last read 30 September 2026. IMDb’s figure comes from IMDb’s own data file, which we re-read about once a month.

Google: Google retired the star ratings it used to show in search results, so this one no longer updates. More on where the numbers come from →

42–82 out of 100

Split

Lowest is Metacritic critics on 42, highest is Google on 82. Critics average 42, everyone else 62.

See the most agreed on films →
Compare Trailer

The former night watchman discovers that many of the museum's exhibits have been shipped to the vast archives of the Smithsonian Institution. He learns that an ancient Egyptian artifact is causing the exhibits to come to life again, but also unleashing an old pharaoh who plans to take over the world. He must venture into the archives to stop him.

Details

Director
Shawn Levy
Released
20 May 2009
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
105 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$150.0M
Box office
$413.1M
Awards
1 win, 6 nominations

This title elsewhere

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Larry Daley

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Amelia Earhart / Tess

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Jedediah Smith

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Theodore Roosevelt

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

Ivan the Terrible

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Napoleon Bonaparte

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Octavius

Awards & nominations

See all 7 →

1 win from 7 nominations across 4 ceremonies

MTV Movie Award 2010 Best Comedic Performance Ben Stiller Nominee
People's Choice Awards 2010 Favorite Family Movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Nominee
Visual Effects Society Awards 2010 Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Robert Chapin, Tony Chen for the "National Air and Space Museum Escape" Nominee
Teen Choice Award 2009 Choice Comedy Movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Winner
Teen Choice Award 2009 Choice Movie Villain Hank Azaria Nominee
Teen Choice Award 2009 Choice Comedy Movie Actor Ben Stiller Nominee
Teen Choice Award 2009 Choice Comedy Movie Actress Amy Adams Nominee

Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.