Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "american-museum-of-natural-history"

1. Night at the Museum (2006)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 377,484 | Gross: $250.86M

2. Tom and Jerry (II) (2021)

PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Tom

Votes: 39,889 | Gross: $46.54M

3. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it's gone forever.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 135,566 | Gross: $113.75M

4. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.

Directors: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag | Stars: John Goodman, Charles Fleischer, Blaze Berdahl, Rhea Perlman

Votes: 16,077 | Gross: $9.32M

5. Wonderstruck (2017)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. In 1927, Rose searches for the actress whose life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977, Ben runs away from home to find his father.

Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds

Votes: 11,082 | Gross: $1.03M

6. The Pick-up Artist (1987)

PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.

Director: James Toback | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello

Votes: 7,850 | Gross: $13.29M

7. Dinosaur! (1985 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Everything you want to know about dinosaurs.

Director: Robert Guenette | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Robert Bakker, Philip Currie, John Horner

Votes: 156

8. Explorers of the World (1931)

Passed | 120 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

A compilation film, produced by the American Museum of Natural History, with footage from six major expeditions of the 20th-Century; the Stoll-McCracken Siberian Artic expedition, for the ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Noice | Stars: Richard E. Byrd, Harold McCracken, Gene Lamb, J. Stenhouse

9. Curiosity and Control (2018)

57 min | Documentary

Wonder, exploitation and a wish to preserve nature - Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural ... See full summary »

Director: Albin Biblom

Votes: 21

10. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 122 (1918)

Documentary, Short

Subjects include: "War Garden Hints, No. 1" (lima beans), "Building the Liberty Hospitals", and Bray Studios cartoons.

Director: P.D. Hugon

11. Giants in Fairyland (1919)

Documentary, Short

A behind-the-scenes look at how scientific models are crafted for exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Star: Roy Miner

12. Building the Liberty Hospitals (1918)

Documentary, Short

A look at the new Liberty Field Hospital Ward, a portable open-air ward developed by the American Museum of Natural History.

13. Project Runway (2004– )
Episode: What's Your Sign? (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV

Avant-garde in fashion can suggest the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques. Such legendary designers as Viktor & Rolf, Yamamoto, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Balenciega ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Starkman | Stars: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Polina Frantsena, Stephen Whitney Baum

Votes: 42

14. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Minik, the Lost Eskimo (2008)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This installment provides a provocative look at the collision of race, culture and the burgeoning science of anthropology as it recounts the life of Minik, later named Minik Wallace, a ... See full summary »

Director: Axel Engstfeld | Stars: Anuu Jin Boldsaikhan, Zdenek Havlicek, Martin Krehak, Joe Morton

Votes: 25

15. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Why the Criminal Justice System Gave Up on Punishing Criminals (2024 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 13

16. Project Runway All Stars (2012– )
Episode: Bitten by the Fashion Bug (2013)

TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV

At the American Museum of Natural History, creepy crawly arachnids and insects serve as inspiration for the designers to create an avant-garde look. Guest judges are Project Runway season 9... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Georgina Chapman, Isaac Mizrahi, Zanna Roberts Rassi

Votes: 17

17. The Dinosaurs! (1992– )
Episode: Flesh on the Bones (1992)

Documentary

Cutting-edge scientists try to solve fascinating mysteries with clues scattered over 200 million years of history. Where did dinosaurs live? How fast did they move? And were they hot- or cold-blooded?

Directors: Trudi Brown, Kathi White | Stars: Robert Bakker, Barbara Feldon