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Movies that feel likeNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

If you loved Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, the closest films we have are The Christmas Chronicles (2018), Christopher Robin (2018) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002). All three share Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb's epic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

🍅 48% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Shawn Levyepicwittyplayfuldreamlikewarmcozy
10 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: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

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The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · dir. Clay Kaytis
🍅 67%★ 7comedy · adventure · familyNetflix

The same mix in both: scale, then wit

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

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Christopher Robin
2018 · dir. Marc Forster
🍅 73%★ 7.2adventure · comedy · familyDisney+

Both land play and dream logic at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · dir. Alain Chabat
🍅 88%★ 6.7family · fantasy · comedyPrime Video

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

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

Epic adventure in both cases

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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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 80%★ 6.6fantasy · family · comedyDisney+

Comedy built on wit, twice over

The difference: Lighter on scale

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

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Hook
1991 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 37%★ 6.8adventure · fantasy · comedyPeacock

Both lean on play more than on fantasy

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1990s show

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 25%★ 5.9comedy · familyHuluDisney+

Both are Shawn Levy's work, and they rhyme

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

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Mirror Mirror
2012 · dir. Tarsem Singh
🍅 50%★ 5.6adventure · comedy · family

Dreamlike family, and it commits to that

After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

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A Minecraft Movie
2025 · dir. Jared Hess
★ 5.6family · fantasy · comedyMax

Adventure with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.

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Dolittle
2020 · dir. Stephen Gaghan
🍅 15%★ 5.6family · comedy · fantasyRent or buy

Cozy comedy, and it commits to that

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

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Herbie Fully Loaded
2005 · dir. Angela Robinson
🍅 40%★ 5comedy · family · adventureDisney+

Epic fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as romance first

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

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Gulliver's Travels
2010 · dir. Rob Letterman
🍅 19%★ 4.9family · comedy · adventureDisney+

Family with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

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