Movies like Night at the Museum

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Night at the Museum (2006)
 6.5
 375K
Night at the Museum (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep the museum under control, but he's fighting a losing battle until President Teddy Roosevelt comes to the rescue.
Style: entertaining, funny, hilarious, predictable, slapstick, mystical, action adventure, fairy tale, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, chick flick, girls' night, preschool
Plot: magical, dinosaur, tour guide, museum, escapades, ancient, new job, security guard, transformation, objects come to life, statue comes to life, pharaoh, supernatural, artifact, ex husband, monkey, ice hockey, disorder, magic, curses spells and rituals, chaos, father son relationship, medieval, supernatural power, tombs and skeletons ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, stone age, 21st century, contemporary
Place: new york, usa, rome italy, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, egypt
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Most similar movies to Night at the Museum

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out entertaining, humorous, feel good and semi serious films with plots about magical, imaginary, kids and family, live action, teenager, magic and supernatural mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Night at the Museum: Jumanji (1995), Bedtime Stories (2008), Dolittle (2020), Paddington (2014), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: funny, entertaining, humorous, exciting, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: chase, objects come to life, magic, dinosaur, museum, curses spells and rituals, goofy hero, monkey, kids and family, magical, imaginary, escapades ...
Time: year 2009, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s, 1930s ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, funny, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: obsessive quest, night watchman, fantasy world, museum, magic, archaeologist, curses spells and rituals, monkey, volcano, culture clash, kids and family, transformation ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1938, stone age ...
Place: london, pompeii, egypt, england, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 7.1
 374K
Jumanji (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, offbeat, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot: jungle, fantasy world, childhood, board game, magic, time travel, adventurer, getting home, children, parallel world, supernatural, danger ...
Time: 20th century, year 1995, 90s, 19th century, 1860s ...
Place: new hampshire, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 6.0
 101K
Bedtime Stories (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, funny, romantic, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: miraculous event, wish come true, life turned upside down, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, imagination, children, escapades, nothing goes right, storytelling, uncle nephew relationship, magic ...
Time: year 2008, 70s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1974 ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: childhood, chocolate, children, fantasy world, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, factory, imagination, poverty ...
Time: year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: bavaria, denver colorado, colorado, japan, new delhi ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
 5.6
 71K
Dolittle (2020)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, UK, Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A physician discovers that he can talk to animals.
Style: light, funny, not serious, humorous, happy ...
Audience: kids
Plot: veterinarian, animal human communication, animal, dragon, doctor, victorian england, journey, friendship, duck, talking animal, human animal friendship, children ...
Time: victorian era, 2020s, future, 19th century, 1800s
Place: buckingham palace, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 132K
Paddington (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary ...
Style: touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: kids and family, bear, children, animal, adoption, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, goofy hero, childhood, animal life, heartwarming, friendship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, london, europe, peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: penguins, bird, pets, children, animal, kids and family, animal life, family relations, animal training, parents and children, beautiful scenery, silly humor ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 70s, 80s, year 1981 ...
Place: new york, madagascar, antarctic, usa, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, sweet, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: childhood, bad luck, job interview, child's point of view, siblings relations, father son relationship, brothers, family relations, birthday party, coming of age, friends, mischievous children ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: australia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 5.2
 65K
Zookeeper (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A comedy about a zookeeper who might be great with animals, but he doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees. The man can't find love, so he decides to quit his job at the zoo, but his animal friends try to stop him and teach him ...
Style: funny, sweet, not serious, slapstick, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly
Plot: zoo, fantasy world, animal, talking animal, anthropomorphism, zookeeper, veterinarian, love and romance, goofy hero, friendship, wooing, silly humor ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, year 2010 ...
Place: boston, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, ...
Style: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: robot, space travel, brother brother relationship, board game, sibling rivalry, childhood, outer space, child, game, alien, space, youth ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Style: fairy tale, exciting, scary, semi serious, visual ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: magical creature, fantasy world, magical, fairy, children, imaginary, magic, siblings relations, family relations, estate, parent child relationship, supernatural ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.0
 148K
Stuart Little (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Style: light, entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot: mouse, adoption, cat, kids and family, childhood, chase, orphanage, talking animal, anthropomorphic mouse, redemption, creativity, storytelling ...
Time: 90s, year 1999
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 4.3
 828
Level Up (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story: Four very different high school teenagers battle trolls, ghouls and a dark leader of them named Maldark in a video game that goes haywire and releases the battle into the real world (IMDb.com).
Style: exciting, humorous, entertaining, captivating, tense ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly
Plot: good versus evil, save the world, rivalry, youth, danger, parallel world, video game, supernatural, friendship, battles, escapades, nerd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty ...
Style: fairy tale, funny, stylized, humorous, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: christmas, santa claus, imaginary kingdom, dog, village, surrealism, holiday, silly humor, snow, xmas, transformation, loneliness ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't ...
Style: feel good, not serious, entertaining, light, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: cat, pets, talking animal, comic book, rescue, animal life, disorder, happy ending, animal shelter, comic hero, runaway, animal protagonist ...
Time: year 2004, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, creature, wizard, teacher, supernatural, youth, chosen one ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.3
 74K
Ella Enchanted (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, teen, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing, kids, teens, date night ...
Plot: fall in love, magic, fairy, fairy godmother, love and romance, cinderella story, cinderella, imaginary kingdom, ogre, true love, wizards and magicians, prince ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters ...
Style: road movie, funny, surreal, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: bicycle, road trip, man child, cycling, on the road, surrealism, nightmare, great ending, bike, children, childhood, chase ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: austin texas, texas, california, usa, san antonio texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 7.6
 284K
Stardust (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his ...
Style: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, light, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot: witch, magic, true love, magical, fantasy world, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, chase, sword fight, witchcraft, imaginary ...
Time: 19th century, 2000s, year 2007, future, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the ...
Style: fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, epic, scenic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: fantasy world, witch, good versus evil, legends and myths, magic, magical, medieval, imaginary kingdom, parallel world, winter, sword fight, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, future, year 1940, 20th century
Place: antarctic, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Golden Compass (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Style: fairy tale, epic, visual, visually stunning, aesthetic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: fantasy world, steampunk, magical, journey, witch, alternate reality, orphan, parallel world, polar bear, imaginary, adventurer, heroes ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s
Place: england, london, oxford university
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, scenic, touching, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: magic, nanny, witch, children, countryside, mischievous children, kids and family, world war two, farm, wartime life, fantasy world, destiny ...
Time: year 2010, 20th century, 1940s
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, saga ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, dragon, teenager, wizard, good versus evil, school, chosen one ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, year 1995, year 1994, 20th century ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.3
 5K
Magic Camp (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he finds inspiration in his ragtag bunch of rookie magicians.
Style: fairy tale, captivating, enigmatic, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: magic trick, children, disneyland, summer camp, illusionist, magic, mentor, camp counselor, magical, workplace situations, workplace, humour ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Little Vampire (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, humorous, melancholic, gothic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, child protagonist, transformation, boy, halloween, siblings relations, imaginary, school, heroes, friends, friendship ...
Time: year 2000, y2k
Place: scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, witch, wizard, fantasy world, sorcerer, good versus evil, magical creature, friendship, magic wand, chase, harry potter, teleportation ...
Time: 1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century
Place: new york, arizona, london, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Style: fairy tale, exciting, epic, stylized, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot: mythology, monster, youth, fantasy world, heroic mission, young heroes, greek mythology, legends and myths, demi god, superhuman powers, friendship, greek ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to ...
Style: light, feel good, humorous, fairy tale, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: magic, miraculous event, objects come to life, friendship, coming of age, accountant, mysterious character, prodigy, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time: 20th century, year 2007, future
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
A Simple Wish (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: magic, good versus evil, fairy godmother, magic wand, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, mischievous children, supernatural, parents and children ...
Time: year 1997
Place: nebraska, new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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