Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum is a 2006 American fantasy adventure-comedy film based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Milan Trenc. It follows a divorced father trying to settle down, impress his son, and find his destiny. He applies for a job as a night watchamn at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact, come to life at night.

Released on December 22, 2006 by 20th Century Fox, the film was written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon of Comedy Central's Reno 911 and MTVs The State and produced and directed byShawn Levy. . The film stars Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jack Cherry,Ricky Gervais,Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, and Robin Williams. A novelization of the screenplay by Leslie Goldman was published as a film tie-in.

The first film in the series, Night at the Museum was followed by a sequel titled Night At The Museum 2: Battle At The Smithsonian, which was released on May 22, 2009, and a third film, Night At The Museum 3, which will be released on December 19, 2014.