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Movies that feel likeNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

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.

If you loved Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, the closest films we have are Date Night (2010), Ghostbusters (2016) and Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013). All three share Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008).

🍅 43% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Shawn Levyepicdreamlikekineticwittyplayfulwarm
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Night at the Museum (2006) · Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

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Date Night
2010 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 67%★ 6.3comedy · action · adventureStarz

Shawn Levy working the same nerve twice

The difference: Goes its own way on the dream logic

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.

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Ghostbusters
2016 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 74%★ 6.8action · fantasy · comedyHulu

Dreamlike where it counts, kinetic underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

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🍅 94%★ 6.7action · fantasy · adventurePrime Video

Epic and witty in the same breath

In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 81%★ 6.5family · adventure · fantasyParamount+Peacock

Adventure with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

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.

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Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · dir. Taika Waititi
🍅 64%★ 6.1fantasy · action · comedyDisney+

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

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Stuart Little
1999 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 66%★ 6family · fantasy · comedyNetflix

Comedy built on scale, twice over

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.

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The Internship
2013 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 34%★ 6.3comedyMax

The same hand behind both of them: Shawn Levy

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · dir. Steve Carr
🍅 34%★ 5.3action · adventure · comedyStarz

Both lean on momentum more than on action

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · dir. Susanna Fogel
🍅 49%★ 6.1comedy · action · adventureRent or buy

Witty family in both cases

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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Pan
2015 · dir. Joe Wright
🍅 27%★ 5.7fantasy · adventure · familyMax

Dreamlike adventure, and it commits to that

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

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Eragon
2006 · dir. Stefen Fangmeier
★ 5.1fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

Warm fantasy, and it commits to that

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 home against an evil king.

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Red One
2024 · dir. Jake Kasdan
🍅 29%★ 6.2action · adventure · comedyPrime Video

Both lean on play more than on action

After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

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