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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Producer:

Jerry Bruckheimer

Writer:

Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Release Date:

Nov 19, 2004

Runtime:

2hr 11m

Synopsis

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Cast

  • Nicolas Cage
  • Diane Kruger
  • Justin Bartha
  • Sean Bean
  • Jon Voight
  • Harvey Keitel
  • Christopher Plummer
  • David Dayan Fisher
  • Stewart Finlay-McLennan
  • Oleg Taktarov

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.3
  • Jul 12, 2018

    sean bean: we should steal the declaration of independence! nic cage: we can't steal the declaration of independence! sean bean: then I'll steal it myself! nic cage: not if I steal it first! I love this logic

    3.6K Likes
    Cayls
    Cayls

    Far from the worst movie of all time but it definitely has the worst changing rooms.

    2.7K Likes
    Karsten
    Karsten
    Jul 24, 2018

    WHERE'S NATIONAL TREASURE 3 YOU COWARDS

    2.6K Likes
    sree
    sree
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    Aug 15, 2018

    I don't "stan" anyone mind you, but if I did, it would be Riley Poole from Disney's 2004 film National Treasure

    2.1K Likes
    Georgia Coley
    Georgia Coley
    Nov 27, 2022

    Hard to suspend my disbelief that a guy this into conspiratorial history doesn’t have weird motives behind his sexual attraction to the Aryan-looking German lady

    1.7K Likes
    demi adejuyigbe
    demi adejuyigbe
    Nov 29, 2013

    fuck all y'all

    1.2K Likes
    Kiley
    Kiley
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    Apr 18, 2020

    Harvey Keitel is the lead detective for the FBI's puzzles unit, I guess........ why did Jon Voight (presumably living alone...?) have so many lemons

    1.1K Likes
    fran hoepfner
    fran hoepfner
    Jul 4, 2022

    snuck jell-o shots into the theater with a bunch of friends and turned it into a rowdy screening ALSO unironically cried when they found the national treasure. incredible movie, phenomenal time

    1.1K Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Nov 21, 2019

    riley poole upgrading from a corduroy blazer to a velvet blazer after he gets rich off his national treasure is the glow up of the century

    1.0K Likes
    eely
    eely
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  • Randy
    Randy liked
    National Treasure

    Actually good doesn’t deserve the bad rating

    6 🔥 3 3Y
    Mia Uribe
    Mia Uribe liked
    National Treasure

    I love treasure hunting movies and to me this is a classic

    1 🔥 1 2Y
    morg
    morg liked
    National Treasure

    Feeling patriotic af

    😂 2 2Y
  • Morgan
    Morgan liked
    National Treasure

    it was very cute, i liked the little mystery they had going and the back and forth chases it felt like a movie that i would’ve watched in history class but with nic cage being silly as always :) he was very charming and i liked how nerdy and excited he was about history

    🔥 1 2Y
    joey
    joey disliked
    National Treasure

    horrible. felt like two years. pacing was so off. literally just america propaganda. not to mention the extremely forced romance. if u like this movie i promise ur blinded by nostalgia

    1 4Y
    Justin DaSilva
    Justin DaSilva loved
    National Treasure

    CLASSIC. I’ve seen this countless times as a kid, growing up, and as an adult 😂 one of the best and one of my fav Nic Cage films 😮‍💨

    🔥 1 11M
  • Elliot Gray
    Elliot Gray liked
    National Treasure

    Once would have been a ❤️ but hadn’t aged that well

    1 1Y
    Canaan
    Canaan liked
    National Treasure

    8/10 This movie was my childhood

    1 1Y
    anna
    anna loved
    National Treasure

    literally my comfort movie 🫶🏻

    😭 1 3Y
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Metacritic

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Based on 36 Critics
6.9

USER SCORE (257)

Generally favorable reviews based on 257 Reviews
30

It lacks the conviction to embrace its own garish awfulness, resulting in little more than tedious historical and patriotic hokum, a preposterous potboiler done in by slack pacing and pedestrian execution.

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Metacritic review by Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
The A.V. Club
10

Isn't any fun at all, which is ultimately the most damning thing you can say about a Bruckheimer movie.

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Robert Wilonsky
Dallas Observer
75

Overall the film is alluringly over-the-top without being overcooked.

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Metacritic review by Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is National Treasure (2004) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is National Treasure (2004)?
The movie is 2hr 11min long.
What's National Treasure (2004) about?
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Who's the cast of National Treasure (2004)?
  • Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates
  • Diane Kruger as Abigail Chase
  • Justin Bartha as Riley Poole
  • Sean Bean as Ian Howe
  • Jon Voight as Patrick Gates
  • Harvey Keitel as Sadusky
  • Christopher Plummer as John Adams Gates
  • David Dayan Fisher as Shaw
  • Stewart Finlay-McLennan as Powell
  • Oleg Taktarov as Shippen
Who's the director behind National Treasure (2004)?
Jon Turteltaub directed National Treasure (2004).
Who produced National Treasure (2004)?
Jerry Bruckheimer produced National Treasure (2004).