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Age Guide7+
MPAA RatingPG
Year2006
Runtime1h 48m
Studio20th Century Fox
DirectorShawn Levy
Cast
Ben StillerCarla GuginoDick Van DykeMickey RooneyBill Cobbs
ActionAdventureComedyFamilyFantasy
Night at the Museum
2006
A night security guard at the American Museum of Natural History discovers that every night all the exhibits come to life.
Content Guide
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Violence & ScarinessVery mild
Violence & Scariness
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LanguageVery mild
Language
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Sex & NudityNone
Sex & Nudity
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SubstancesNone
Substances
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Frightening ScenesVery mild
Frightening Scenes
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Positive MessagesGood
Positive Messages
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Role ModelsGood
Role Models
What's in this movie
- •Slapstick battles between exhibits
- •Cavemen and Neanderthals as comic buffoons
- •A rhinoceros charges characters
🌍 Cultural & Representation Concerns
Low
- •Attila the Hun and Neanderthal characters are played entirely for buffoonish slapstick, reducing historical and prehistoric peoples to comic props.
- •Sacagawea, a Native American historical figure, exists in the film almost exclusively as a helpful guide to the white male protagonist.
Educational Value
A fun family comedy that may spark curiosity about historical figures and museum exhibits.
💬 Pause & Talk — Discussion Topics
- 1.Which historical figure coming to life would you most want to talk to?
- 2.What does it mean that the exhibits reflect who they really were in life?
- 3.How does Larry's relationship with the exhibits change over the course of the film?