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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 Action & Adventure & Comedy & Family & Fantasy. 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 Adventure & Comedy & Family & Fantasy. 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
Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006★ 6.7

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

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will d...

#4
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004★ 6.3

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

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matche...

#5
Madagascar

Madagascar

2005★ 6.9

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

Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar....

#6
Eragon

Eragon

2006★ 5.1

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

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his...