National treasure how long is it

That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Though the "good guys" are trying to prevent the Declaration of Independence from being stolen, they break laws and engage in reckless behavior in order to protect it.

Ben Gates shows that he is an intelligent, curious fellow who is as passionate about history as he is about his family legacy. But he does lie to people to achieve his goals. Brief sword fighting, two images of faces of frozen corpses, explosions, moderately frequent gun play. Perilous car chases.

A character falls to his death from a great height. No blood. Men ogle Dr. Chase's physique. Main characters kiss. Characters change clothes behind changing room doors. Cadillac emblem on car is featured and a character calls the car a "sweet ride.

Spoils of treasure include a Ferrari. Ben is shown throwing back a glass of champagne at a party, as if to drink to give himself courage before a heist. Characters drink socially at a party. Parents need to know that this action movie has a handful of explosions and some gunshots being fired at characters and into crowds. Characters are in frequent peril and some are taken hostage. The historical aspect is especially interesting for conspiracy theorists and treasure hunters, if a little fuzzy when it comes to nailing down actual facts.

A minor character is killed offscreen. When Ben says he is in trouble, his father asks if the woman he has with him is pregnant. There is a lot of reckless and irresponsible behavior, even within the traditions of this genre. Add your rating See all 50 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 60 kid reviews. Ben Gates Nicholas Cage comes from a long line of treasure hunters who have been been chasing a legendary treasure for generations. Ben is determined to solve the mystery with the help of his sidekick Riley Justin Batha and an unlikely ally played by Diane Kruger , who is the guardian of the Declaration of Independence.

Meanwhile Ben's former colleague and financial backer, Ian Sean Bean , has betrayed Ben and is trying to find the treasure for himself. With ingenuity, some help from family and friends, and a lot of luck, Ben and his crew might just solve the legend and find the treasure before his enemies do. Along the way, the treasure hunt will take them to historic sites in Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, from the highest of high-tech security to the ricketiest of ancient catacombs.

Well, it's not Raiders of the Lost Ark , but there are enough thrills and mysteries in this rather clean Disney flick to have made it a hit. The jokes are a little lame, even though Nicholas Cage does his best to bring some spark into his parrying with Diane Kruger's sexy-intellectual portrayal of Dr.

Some weaknesses in the script are plain silly: the hologram emblazoned on the back of the Declaration of Independence, for example, is just laughable. But history buffs will be happy to fact-check which of the Founding Fathers were indeed Freemasons, and kids can marvel at the buried ship, the code-breaking, and the subterranean caverns and structures, which may or may not contain treasure. Parents of young kids should watch out for the big explosions and the perilous kidnapping scenes which could disrupt the sensitive viewer.

Families can talk about their own family legends and heirlooms. What are some of the stories associated with them? What do you do to make sure they're safe?

Talk about how movies and TV can alter the facts of history. A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries. Abigail Chase : What do you see? Abigail Chase : What time is it now? Clothing Store Clerk : Almost 3.

Abigail Chase : [sighs] We missed it. Riley Poole : No, we didn't. We didn't miss it because I know something about history that you don't know. Ben Gates : I'd be very excited to learn about it, Riley.

Riley Poole : Hold on one second, let me just take in this moment. This is cool. Is this how you feel all the time? Well, except now. Abigail Chase : Riley! Riley Poole : All right! What I know is that daylight savings wasn't established until World War I. If it's 3 p. Ben Gates : Riley, you're a genius.

Sign In. Play trailer Action Adventure Mystery. Director Jon Turteltaub. Top credits Director Jon Turteltaub. See more at IMDbPro. Promo National Treasure. Trailer Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Ben thinks otherwise, however, and decides to steal it to keep it from Ian. Ben and Riley manage to steal the Declaration during a 70th anniversary-gala, just before Ian arrives. Chase, who is holding a replica, is kidnapped by Ian who thinks she has the real one, and Ben has to engage in a car chase to rescue her.

As she will not leave without the Declaration, and Ben will not let her leave with it, she is forced to go along with them. Ben and Riley agree that the only place to hide from the police would be Ben's father's Voight house. Despite his father's disbelief in the treasure, Ben manages to reveal an Ottendorf cipher on the back of the Declaration, referring to characters in the Silence Dogood letters.

The coded message in the letters leads them to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where they find special bifocals invented by Benjamin Franklin Gates inside of a brick from the building. Ben examines the back of the Declaration with the glasses, to find another clue. Using Ben's father, Riley, and Abigail as leverage, Ian forces Ben to interpret the clue on the back of the declaration, a reference to a secret chamber under the Trinity Church in New York City.

When they arrive at a seemingly dead end, Ben's father makes up another clue to keep Ian going, telling him a lantern is the clue to the Old North Church in Boston, referencing Paul Revere's ride. Ian goes to Boston with his men, leaving everyone else to die in the caverns. After Ian leaves, Ben reveals there is another exit that must be through the treasure room. They find a secret passage into another chamber. To their disappointment, they find it empty, and assume that the treasure was already moved.

However, they realize a secondary exit must have been created in case of cave-ins.