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National Treasure

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6.6/10 • 6.5K

2004-11-192h 11m

AdventureActionThrillerMystery

In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Directors
Jon Turteltaub
Editors
William Goldenberg

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  1. Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage

    Benjamin Franklin Gates

  2. Diane Kruger

    Diane Kruger

    Abigail Chase

  3. Justin Bartha

    Justin Bartha

    Riley Poole

  4. Sean Bean

    Sean Bean

    Ian Howe

  5. Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Patrick Gates

  6. Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    Peter Sadusky

  7. Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    John Adams Gates

  8. David Dayan Fisher

    David Dayan Fisher

    Shaw

  9. Stewart Finlay-McLennan

    Stewart Finlay-McLennan

    Powell

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Gimly

Jun 19, 2020

5/10

Maybe the real National Treasure was this movie we watched along the way. Okay so I didn't love National Treasure, but it 100% is what it's supposed to be. I never watched it as a kid, this was literally the first time I've ever seen more than about 5 minutes of it, so I don't have the nostalgia thing that a lot of people do, but I do think I'll watch it again. And, even though I didn't much like the sequel, I think I'd still definitely try out a 3rd National Treasure if it ever got made. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$100,000,000.00
Revenue
$347,500,000.00
Keywords
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