Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Reviews & Ratings

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian reviews

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian holds a 6.2/10 average from 7,457 TMDB ratings.

Shawn Levy didn't waste any time cobbling together this sequel and though it's not terrible, it's all a bit silly. "Daley" (Ben Stiller) has made his fortune and "McPhee" (Ricky Gervais) is facing the worrying digitisation of his soon to be "interactive" museum. This is going to result in the relocation of some of the exhibits to the Smithsonian where the megalomanic Pharaoh "Kahmunrah" is poised to ally with Ivan t…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

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 Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

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