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10 Best Movies Like Night at the Museum

If you loved Night at the Museum, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Fantasy & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Insti...

#2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Fantasy & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the mag...

#3
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Fantasy & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun goes down. But when the maniaca...

#4
Coraline

Coraline

2009★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy,...

#5
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the "Middle Future" in order to ...

#6
Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

2012★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night at the Museum for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagi...

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