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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.

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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

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

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19 November 2004 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La leyenda del tesoro perdido  »

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,071,825 (Japan) (18 March 2005)

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$173,005,002 (USA) (27 May 2005)
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Trivia

The screenwriting team of Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott were hired by producer Jerry Bruckheimer to do an uncredited script polish for the movie. See more »

Goofs

As Ben and Riley enter Abigail's office to speak to her about the Declaration of Independence, Abigail's assistant can be seen leaving the office behind them. The camera than points at Abigail. As the camera points back to Ben and Riley, the assistant is seen leaving the office the same way she left the first time. See more »

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[first lines]
Young Ben Gates: Grandpa!
John Adams Gates: You're not supposed to be up here, looking at that.
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The Jerry Bruckheimer Productions logo sequence blacks out before it finishes running. See more »

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Featured in 'National Treasure' on Location (2005) See more »

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"Give It Up"
Written by Sam Means, Nate Ruess
Performed by The Format
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Indiana Jones minus the gore
11 January 2005 | by (Brisbane, Australia) – See all my reviews

This one gets my vote for the most enjoyable flick of 2004 (together with The Indredibles). You'd think it's just for kiddies, but any adult capable of just going to the cinema to enjoy themselves should be able to sit back, gobble the popcorn, suck the straw, nibble on the ice- cream and just have a couple of hours of unproblematic mania—with good and bad guys, daring thefts, lost treasures, romance, chases, near escapes, disasters and rescues and everything you'd expect in this kind of Bruckheimer production.

The whole thing is paced just right, the villains are just bad enough, and the goodies are nobles with a roguish streak. The cheesy bits are mellowed with a dash of wry humor, and those that aren't: well, just take them, don't cringe and, again, have fun!

I came out of this movie smiling, as did my wife and elder daughter (that would make all of us into definite 'adults'). Since a smile was what we all wanted that day, we got exactly what we asked for.


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