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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) -- Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
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Writers (WGA):
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Release Date:
22 May 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
When the lights go off the battle is on.
Plot:
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Reviews:
Could have been a little...no, a lot... better more (162 total)


Additional Details

Also Known As:
Night at the Museum 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Another Night (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild action and brief language.
Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #44999) | South Korea:All | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 (re-rating after appeal) | Ireland:PG | Norway:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Portugal:M/6 | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:7 | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | Mexico:A | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Japan:G | Australia:PG | Germany:6

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Trivia:
Additional comic relief is added in the German version due to the fact that the Einsteins are dubbed by Jean Pütz, a famous science journalist and TV host. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the first Night at the Museum film, it was explained that at sunrise, anything that gets left outside the museum after being brought to life turns to dust. In the second film, the statue of Abraham Lincoln sits outside, so technically at sunrise after being brought to life, the statue should turn to dust. However, as the statue of Lincoln was inside its enclosure at dawn, the statue would not turn to dust, as it was technically "inside". more
Quotes:
Kah Mun Rah: I am Kah Mun Rah, the great king of the great kings, and from the darkest depths of ancient history. I have come back to life!
Larry Daley: [Awkwardly] Uh-huh.
Kah Mun Rah: Perhaps you did not hear what I just said. I am a centuries-old Egyptian Pharaoh. I was dead, but now I have come back to life!
Larry Daley: Yeah, no. I heard that. I got that. Welcome back.
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Movie Connections:
References Midnight Cowboy (1969) more
Soundtrack:
I Only Have Eyes for You more

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7 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Could have been a little...no, a lot... better, 20 June 2009
3/10
Author: sweeteapii from Florida

I thought the first one was great, but felt the second one was in a foot race to show as many of the old characters and new ones as fast as possible and get to the end. But then again, when are sequels ever as good? Let me take that back, Terminator 2 was awesome. And Lord of the Rings. And several others, but this one was in a frenzy to go nowhere. Stop. Take a Breath. Develop a more interesting script. I'm sure the writer had something better in mind and the studios just plucked the eyeballs out of it until it was just what it became in the end. This could have been one of those franchise things that do more than just make money. Yes, it will make money, but it could have been sprinkled with a little more TLC. Let's get back to basics. You know the movie is going to sell. You have the money and all the actors to sell it. Why not just make a movie with a better storyline. The best part of the movie was the trailer.

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