Rotten
This movie is a fortune wasted.
Robert Abele, L.A. Weekly
National Treasure
In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.
2004 · 2h 11m · PG
Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jon Turteltaub Director
- Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates
- Diane Kruger as Abigail Chase
- Sean Bean as Ian Howe
- Jon Voight as Patrick Henry Gates
- Harvey Keitel as Sadusky
- Justin Bartha as Riley Poole
- Christopher Plummer as John Adams Gates
- David Dayan Fisher as Shaw
- Jason Earles Cast
- Stewart Finlay-McLennan Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
National Treasure gets more entertaining as the preposterousness rises.
Ed Park, Village Voice
Rotten
So bad on so many levels.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Cage? Movie star as social studies teacher.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A mild holiday caper, for the wettest of afternoons.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
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