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A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film. Read critic reviews

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When a long-missing page from the diary of assassin John Wilkes Booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the great-great grandfather of treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) as a conspirator in Lincoln's death. Ben's globetrotting quest to prove his ancestor's innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nation's deepest secrets.
  • Rating:
    PG (Some Violence and Action)
  • Genre:
    adventure, action
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jon Turteltaub
  • Producer:
    Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
  • Writer:
    Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $220.0M
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  • Production Co:
    Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Saturn Films, Junction
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cage
Ben Gates
Jon Voight
Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel
Sadusky
Ed Harris
Jeb Wilkinson
Diane Kruger
Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha
Riley Poole
Dame Helen Mirren
Emily Appleton
Bruce Greenwood
President
Alicia Coppola
Agent Spellman
Ty Burrell
Connor Hamilton
Christian Camargo
John Wilkes Booth
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Cormac Wibberley
Screenwriter
Trevor Rabin
Original Music
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Jon Turteltaub
Producer
Mike Stenson
Executive Producer
Chad Oman
Executive Producer
Barry H. Waldman
Executive Producer
Oren Aviv
Executive Producer
Charles Segars
Executive Producer
Amir Mokri
Cinematographer
John Schwartzman
Cinematographer
William Goldenberg
Film Editor
David Rennie
Film Editor
Dominic Watkins
Production Design
Marianne Wibberley
Screenwriter
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Audience Reviews for National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • May 21, 2013
    Maybe this movie is fun, but ridiculous plot and bad acting killed all possibilities of this movie being something more.
    Mate M Super Reviewer
  • Aug 28, 2012
    I actually liked this one more than the first. It wasn't as ridiculous and it just wasn't as boring. Plus, it was a lot funnier. I really liked Ed Harris' role as the villain unlike Sean Bean's role as the villain in the first. Harris' fate is a lot more satisfying and meaningful to the story arc than Bean's was. And I thought the idea of the President having a secret book that holds information only accessible to the U.S. Presidents was really cool, and I think it's definitely possible that something like it exists. National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a sequel that works because it's more interesting and more entertaining than the original.
    Kevin M Super Reviewer
  • Aug 22, 2012
    Just as good as the first in getting you gripped into the film, Maybe not as clever as the first but still very good, Maybe sometimes hard to follow on how the clues are figured out but a very good sequel.
    Jamie C Super Reviewer
  • Jul 05, 2012
    National Treasure: Book of Secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. This time Ben Gates is on a quest to find the lost City of Gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasn't a conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, and Jon Voight return, and are joined by Ed Harris and Helen Mirren. Cage and Kruger easily slip back into their roles and recapture the magic that made their characters so fun in the first film. However, this plot is just too convoluted to go with. There are a lot of fun moments, but the adventure's not as interesting or entertaining. The story is weak, but National Treasure: Book of Secrets manages to deliver a fun and solidly entertaining adventure.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
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