This movie couldn't be more stale if it'd been dug up by archaeologists.
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12/14/04
National Treasure (2004)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:72
Rotten:94
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: National Treasure is no treasure, but it's a fun ride for those who can forgive its highly improbable plot.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A secret from our nation's past will lead to the greatest adventure in history. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Pirates of the Caribbean,""The Rock," and "Armageddon") and director Jon Turteltaub... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Reviews for National Treasure
Top CriticTurteltaub manages to stitch it all together well enough so that the ludicrous nature of the characters' quest doesn't hit you until the final credits roll.
07/23/08
Top CriticThis is a bravura film that genuinely understands the nature of true family entertainment and provides it in spades.
01/15/05
About as edgy as a child-friendly TV movie.... And despite being at least a half hour too long, it's great fun while it lasts.
11/30/04
A mild holiday caper, for the wettest of afternoons.
06/24/06
Top CriticNational Treasure may be dumb and relatively short on action scenes, but it's still a lot of fun, largely thanks to Cage and Bartha.
12/27/04
Strangely, I...found myself liking this movie.
11/28/04
The film is far from perfect, but what do you expect from the director of 3 Ninjas.
11/19/04
Remove the logical progression of events from The Da Vinci Code and you’ve got National Treasure.
11/18/04
The meat of the movie is like The Da Vinci Code... but this heist makes The Perfect Score look like Ocean's 11
11/18/04
One of the funniest movies of the year. Too bad it's not a comedy.
11/23/04
A radical adventure it is, with Nicolas Cage strapping on the hero boots to solve clues, dodge bullets and dangle off of underground wooden structures.
11/18/04
Almost every scene in this generic action movie is ripped off from somewhere else.
11/18/04
It fakes high concept, but turns into a whole lot of hooey.
11/18/04
An underdone pastiche of Raiders of the Lost Ark and a really tedious high school history class.
11/21/04
Unfortunately, it lacks the conviction to embrace its own garish awfulness, resulting in little more than tedious historical and patriotic hokum...
11/18/04
A big, overblown wazoo of absurdity.
01/24/05
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10/18/08
National Treasure is a wildly inventive thinking person's Raiders of the Lost Ark film.
11/18/04
A bruising US history class, taught in Dolby Surround.
11/19/04
Latest News for National Treasure
September 25, 2008:
Nic Cage Officially Hunting for More National Treasure 
To no one's surprise, Disney is officially moving forward with "National Treasure 3," as announced yesterday by Nicolas Cage, Jerry Bruckheimer, and studio executive Dick Cook. More...
December 20, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Five New Films Fight For Holiday Cheer
Moviegoers are in for a feast as studios will unleash a wide menu of new options on Friday trying to reach holiday patrons on the weekend before Santa comes to town. With so... More...
December 17, 2007:
Talks Begin for National Treasure 3
National Treasure was never intended to be a franchise. When the first installment did well, the filmmakers started from scratch to come up with a sequel. This time, though,... More...
October 01, 2007:
National Treasure 2 Poster Online!
We've seen stills and a pair of trailers for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, due December 21. How's about a poster? More...
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