National Treasure

National Treasure

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

PG 2004 · 131 min · ★ 6.7 (7K) · Adventure, Action, Mystery

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.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · Written by Jim Kouf

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Nicolas Cage Ben Gates
Diane Kruger Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha Riley Poole
Sean Bean Ian Howe
Jon Voight Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel Sadusky
Christopher Plummer John Adams Gates
David Dayan Fisher Shaw
Stewart Finlay-McLennan Powell
Oleg Taktarov Shippen
Stephen A. Pope Phil
Annie Parisse Agent Dawes

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