Night at the Museum/Night at the Museum 2

Comedy double. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke star in 'Night at the Museum' (2006).

Larry Daley (Stiller) is a kind-hearted dreamer who always knew that he was destined for greatness, he just never quite knew how.

None of his ideas or inventions have panned out, so with a heavy heart, he takes a regular job as a lowly graveyard-shift security guard at the Museum of Natural History in order to provide a more stable life for himself and his ten-year-old son.

On his first night on the job, however, he finds that the guardianship of the museum is far from stable.

At nightfall an Egyptian spell brings the artefacts and wax figures to life.

With Attila the Hun charging to war through the hallways, the diorama miniatures embroiled in a deadly feud, and a two-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex nagging to play fetch, Larry turns to a wax replica of President Roosevelt (Williams) for a little advice on keeping things intact.

The sequel, 'Night at the Museum 2: Escape From The Smithsmonian' (2009), also boasts a star-studded cast including Stiller, Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais and Steve Coogan.

Stiller reprises his role as Larry Daley, the hapless security guard who encounters living and breathing museum exhibits.

This time round, the Museum of Natural History has been closed for renovations, and the museum pieces moved into federal storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where the collection includes artefacts associated with many of the great figures of American history including Theodore Roosevelt (Williams), Amelia Earhart (Adams), General Custer (Hader) and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal).

Larry must infiltrate the museum's tight security to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan), who have been shipped there by mistake.