In New York, Larry Daley, unemployed and divorced, is a complete loser. His son Nick was very disappointed in his father who was about to be deported. Larry took a job as a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History and replaced three old security guards who had just retired to raise funds and pay bills. During the first shift, Larry quickly realized that everything in the museum was not what it seemed. When the statue began to resurrect after sunset. The inexperienced Larry learned that an ancient Egyptian stone that arrived at the museum in 1950 brought these statues to life until dawn, the museum was a complete mess. When Larry took his son to spend the night with him. Three old guards broke into the museum and tried to steal the magic stone. Larry organized all historical figures to help him stop criminals and save the museum.