National Treasure Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 389 this week

National Treasure (2004)

PG 131 min  -  Action | Adventure | Mystery  -   19 November 2004 (USA)
6.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 130,362 users   Metascore: 39/100 
Reviews: 664 user | 178 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on.

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers:

Jim Kouf (screenplay), Cormac Wibberley (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
Watch Trailer
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 727 titles by dimkovachev created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 2,038 titles by k-gjorgjiev created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 650 titles by King-Lestat created 21 Mar 2011
 
image of title
a list of 1,177 titles by dev_leo created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,004 titles by Justin Richie created 8 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
1 win & 7 nominations See more awards »

Related Videos

National Treasure -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Pictures National Treasure -- National Treasure on Location Clip - Recreate Catacombs National Treasure -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Pictures
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage ...
Diane Kruger ...
Justin Bartha ...
Sean Bean ...
Jon Voight ...
Harvey Keitel ...
Christopher Plummer ...
David Dayan Fisher ...
Stewart Finlay-McLennan Stewart Finlay-McLennan ...
Oleg Taktarov ...
Stephen A. Pope Stephen A. Pope ...
Phil (as Stephen Pope)
Annie Parisse ...
Mark Pellegrino ...
Armando Riesco ...
Erik King ...
Edit

Storyline

Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasure-seekers who've all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. Ben's close to discovering its whereabouts, as is his competition, but the FBI is also hip to the hunt. Written by IMDb Editors  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

The greatest adventure history has ever revealed. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence and some scary images See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Sonomo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$35,142,554 (USA) (21 November 2004) (3017 Screens)

Gross:

$347,451,894 (Worldwide) (2 June 2005)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie suggests that something is written on the back of the Declaration of Independence. It is true that something is written on its back. The writing on the back of the Declaration of Independence reads: "Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776" and it appears on the bottom of the document, upside down. While no one knows for certain who wrote it, it is known that early in its life, the large parchment document (it measures 29 3/4 inches by 24 ½ inches) was rolled up for storage. So, it is likely that the notation was added simply as a label. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Riley and Abigail were in Philly and just lost the Declaration, they were outside somewhere discussing what to do, and Abigail clearly has a wig on. Just for that one scene. Her hair is matted down and tucked behind her ear and appears to be longer. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Young Ben Gates: Grandpa!
John Adams Gates: You're not supposed to be up here, looking at that.
See more »

Crazy Credits

The Jerry Bruckheimer Productions logo sequence blacks out before it finishes running. See more »


Soundtracks

"Dreaming"
Written by Norbert Pawlicki, Hans Salomon
Courtesy of Associated Production Music LLC See more »