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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a 2014 American epic adventure comedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is a sequel to both Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. It premiered on December 19, 2014, and is the third installment of the film franchise.

Plot[]

In 1938 Egypt, a team of archaeologists discover the tomb of pharaoh Ahkmenrah, including a young Cecil Fredericks, finding the magical Tablet of Ahkmenrah. The locals warn the group that removing the tablet will end its magic.

In present-day New York City, Larry Daley remains the night guard of the American Museum of Natural History. He and the exhibits, brought to life each night by the tablet, help re-open the Hayden Planetarium. A new wax Neanderthal resembling Larry named Laaa is introduced, identifying Larry as his father. Ahkmenrah shows Larry that the tablet is corroding, which later causes the exhibits to act erratically, causing mayhem at the planetarium's reopening. Larry catches his son Nick throwing a house party, who plans on taking a gap year to sort out his life.

Larry reunites with Cecil, now in retirement, who realizes the end of the tablet's magic will cause the exhibits to become lifeless. Cecil explains Ahkmenrah's parents, Merenkahre and Shepseheret, may be able to restore the tablet's power but are located in the British Museum. Larry convinces the museum's curator, Dr. McPhee, to let him ship Ahkmenrah to London to restore the tablet, convinced that McPhee knows its secrets. Larry and Nick travel to the British Museum, bypassing the night guard Tilly. To Larry's surprise, Theodore Roosevelt, Sacagawea, Attila the Hun, Jedediah, Octavius, Dexter the capuchin monkey, and Laaa have come as well. Laaa is left to stand guard while the others search the museum, the tablet bringing its own exhibits to life.

They are joined by a wax Sir Lancelot who helps them fight off the aggressive museum exhibits like a Xiangliu statue and a Triceratops skeleton. Jedediah and Octavius fall through a ventilation shaft, but are rescued from a Pompeii model by Dexter. The group finds Ahkmenrah's parents, learning the tablet's power can be regenerated by moonlight, since it is empowered with the magic of Khonsu. Lancelot mistakes the tablet for the Holy Grail and steals it, leaving to find Camelot. Larry and Laaa are locked in the employee break room by Tilly but escape, Laaa remains behind to distract Tilly, but they become attracted to each other.

Lancelot crashes a performance of the Camelot musical, starring Hugh Jackman and Alice Eve as King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, but Larry and the others chase him to the theatre roof, where the New York exhibits begin to die. Lancelot then sees that the quest was about them and gives the tablet back. The moonlight restores the tablet's power, saving the exhibits. They decide that Ahkmenrah and the tablet should stay with his parents, even if it means the New York exhibits will no longer come to life. Back in New York, Larry spends some final moments with his friends before sunrise.

Three years later, Larry now works as a teacher, and a traveling British Museum exhibit comes to New York. Tilly becomes the new night guard, and gives the tablet to Dr. McPhee, showing him its power, and allowing the exhibits to awaken again. Outside, Larry watches them party inside.

Cast[]

Release[]

The film premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 11, 2014. It was then released on December 19, 2014 in the United States.

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 47% approval rating, based on 104 reviews, with an average score of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While not without its moments, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a less-than-inspired sendoff for the trilogy."

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Media
Films: Night at the MuseumNight at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianNight at the Museum: Secret of the TombNight at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Characters
Night at the Museum: Larry DaleyRebecca HutmanCecil FredericksGusReginaldNick DaleyDr. McPheeErica DaleyDonTheodore RooseveltAttila the HunAhkmenrahOctaviusSacagaweaJedediahDexterMoai

Battle of the Smithsonian: TessDocentBrundonAmelia EarhartKahmunrahThe ThinkerIvan the TerribleNapoleon BonaparteAl CaponeGeorge Armstrong CusterCherub Cupid StatuesSailor Joey MotorolaAlbert EinsteinBobbleheadsAbraham Lincoln
Secret of the Tomb: LaaaSir LancelotMerenkahreMadeline PhelpsTillyRoseRobert FredericksArchibald StanleyShepseheretGaruda

Locations
New York CityNew YorkAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryCentral ParkWashington, D.C.London
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