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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Marianne Wibberley (screenplay) &
Cormac Wibberley (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 December 2007 (USA) more
Plot:
Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations more
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(102 articles)
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Helen Mirren Joins “Red”
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The secret's out: the formula still works with "National Treasure" sequel more (254 total)

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Also Known As:
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (South Africa: English title) (DVD box title) (USA) (DVD box title)
National Treasure 2 (Australia)
La leyenda del tesoro perdido - El libro de los secretos (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Benjamin Gates et le livre des secrets (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
A Lenda do Tesouro Perdido: Livro dos Segredos (Brazil) [pt]
A nemzet aranya 2. - Titkok könyve (Hungary) [hu]
Büyük hazine: Sirlar kitabi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Benjamin Gates 2 - Le livre des secrets (France) (DVD box title) [fr]
Das Vermächtnis des geheimen Buches (Germany) [de]
Il mistero delle pagine perdute (Italy) [it]
Kansallisaarre: Salaisuuksien kirja (Finland) [fi]
La búsqueda 2 - El diario secreto (Spain) [es]
Lovci pokladu: Kniha tajemství (Czech Republic) [cs]
Nacionalno blago: Knjiga tajni (Serbia) [sr]
National Treasure: Hemligheternas bok (Sweden) [sv]
Rahvuslik aare: Saladuste raamat (Estonia) [et]
Skarb narodów: Ksiega tajemnic (Poland) [pl]
Sta ihni tou hamenou thisavrou - To vivlio me ta mystika (Greece) [el]
Trésor national: Le livre des secrets (Canada: French title) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some violence and action.
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124 min
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Trivia:
The code seen in Booth's Diary is an actual text encoded with Playfair method using the keyword DEATH. The complete text says: "La Boulaye lady will lead to Cibola temples of gold". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The account of Esteban in the book is fiction. Esteban and his master were two of four survivors of a 1528 (not 1527, as stated in the book) Florida expedition (which did not shipwreck, as stated in the book), and beached on present-day Follett's Island, Texas on a makeshift raft. Upon their return to Spain, they related the stories from the natives about seven cities of gold, which seemed to confirm a legend from the mid-12th century: in order to protect their sacred religious relics from the conquering Moors, seven bishops fled Mérida to a then-unknown land to hide them; the hiding places eventually grew to seven cities of untold riches, one of which was called "Cibola". Esteban did return to the New World, as the book says, but as a guide in a 1539 expedition to find the cities, not as its leader. more
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Barkeep: He's in the other room.
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FAQ

What were the aircraft in the hangar near the end of the movie?
Why does discovering the treasure clear the Gates family name?
What was on page 47?
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52 out of 94 people found the following comment useful.
The secret's out: the formula still works with "National Treasure" sequel, 25 December 2007
7/10
Author: Movie_Muse_Reviews from IL, USA

The follow up to the 2004 box office surprise "National Treasure" is everything you'd expect. Thank goodness. It should come as no surprise that the conspiracy-based code-cracking mystery adventure is still just as hot as it was in the "year of "The Da Vinci Code."" There is nothing new, nothing special or unexpected about "Book of Secrets" only Ed Harris replacing Sean Bean as the rival treasure seeker. That, and the addition of Helen Mirren as Nicholas Cage's mother to strengthen the film's female roles thanks to leading lady Diane Kruger's utter mediocrity.

The film has all the same history mystery you remember, the national (and now international) landmarks, the witty inserts from Justin Bartha's character Riley, and of course the preposterous plans for Benjamin Franklin Gates to get whatever he's after. In other words, if you're looking for something different, more clever, or intellectually stimulating, read the Da Vinci Code again and don't bother with this film. If you want more quirky, ridiculous, treasure-seeking fun that picks up right where the last left off, this is your ticket. ~Steven C

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