Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
gold
treasure
london, england
assassination
usa president
the white house
paris, france
parent child relationship
riddle
secret society
treasure hunt
divorce
desk
library of congress
archaeologist
revisionist history
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
american civil war
archeology
south dakota
usa history
ancestor
secret formula
decipher
anxious
hidden history
lincoln memorial
history and legacy
fictionalized history
mount rushmore
secret history
hidden clues
historical artifacts
buckingham palace
mount vernon estate, virginia
Rank
#145 in 2007·#6329 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Benjamin Franklin Gates
Diane Kruger
Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha
Riley Poole
Ed Harris
Mitch Wilkinson
Jon Voight
Patrick Gates
Helen Mirren
Emily Appleton
Harvey Keitel
Peter Sadusky
Bruce Greenwood
USA President
Ty Burrell
Connor
Michael Maize
Daniel
Timothy V. Murphy
Seth
Alicia Coppola
FBI Agent Spellman
Crew
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Cormac Wibberley
Screenplay
Marianne Wibberley
Screenplay
Trevor Rabin
Original Music Composer
William Goldenberg
Editor
John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
Amir Mokri
Director of Photography
Mike Stenson
Executive Producer
Jon Turteltaub
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Chad Oman
Executive Producer
Barry H. Waldman
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
1096 reviews
Paul
6.0★ · 05/24/26
Take a shot when a secret door appears
Take a shot when a secret door appears
DanPRO
6.0★ · 05/08/26
Not as good as the first but still fun
Not as good as the first but still fun
Natalie
10.0★ · 05/03/26
Most unrealistic part of this movie was that Riley didn’t have a girlfriend
Most unrealistic part of this movie was that Riley didn’t have a girlfriend
Kato Rabijns
8.0★ · 04/03/26
“Maybe one day I'll wear this to a party I'm actually invited to.”
ben in movie one: i’m going to steal the declaration of independence 💪 ben in movie two: i’m going to kidnap the president 🙃
