Kahmunrah Rises Again brings the Night at the Museum franchise back to its central gag: after dark, the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History wake up, and keeping them from wandering off — or worse — falls to a reluctant new nightwatchman.
What is Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again about?
Nick Daley has taken over his father's old post guarding the museum after hours, but he is not sure he wants the job. The tablet that brings every statue, skeleton and wax figure to life at sundown also carries a risk: if it falls into the wrong hands, the magic can be turned against the people it once entertained. That is exactly what happens when the resurrected pharaoh Kahmunrah returns with a plan to seize control of the museum's nightly chaos and expand his reach beyond it. Nick has to rally the exhibits — a mix of historical figures and museum favorites brought to life through animation rather than live-action for this installment — to stop him before sunrise. The film keeps the series' mix of slapstick set pieces and family-friendly adventure, with the museum's marble halls turned into a playground for chases, close calls and reluctant teamwork.
About the cast
Joshua Bassett voices Nick Daley, with Thomas Lennon, Joseph Kamal, Akmal Saleh, Steve Zahn, Jack Whitehall, Kieran Sequoia and Alice Isaaz filling out the museum's cast of characters. Matt Danner directs, shifting the franchise into animation while keeping its ensemble comedic tone.
Context & significance
The film is the fourth entry in the Night at the Museum series and the first to swap live-action for animation, letting the exhibits' transformations lean further into cartoon physics and exaggerated action. At 77 minutes, it is a brisk, self-contained adventure aimed squarely at family viewing rather than continuing any unresolved thread from the earlier films.
Watching Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again on Ktime
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so it works equally well as a family watch-along or for viewers who prefer the original English performances with Farsi text on screen. Watching requires a free K-Time account login; the film's page itself is open to browse without one.