Movie connections for
National Treasure (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
National Treasure 3 (2011)

Spin off

"Treasure Hunters" (2006)
 -  Series was spun off from film.

References

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
 -  In the treasure room, a large statue of a falcon can be seen.
Jaws (1975)
 -  After Ben Gates jumps off the stern of the U.S.S. Intrepid, Sadusky says "Smart fish" like Quint does while hunting the shark.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
 -  They have to wait for the sun to be at a certain spot to be able to figure out where the glasses are hidden. This is the same in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana is in the map room
The Rock (1996)
 -  Nicholas Cage says when he is holding the lighted flare in the hold of the "Charlotte", "You shoot me, I drop this, we all die." He says the same line in The Rock when he is holding the VX gas.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
 -  line by Sean Bean "It's not like Pirates, is it?"

Referenced in

The Silence (2006) (TV)
 -  poster seen in front window of video store
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  when richie talks to the old man in the video store you see the dvd of the movie national treasure on the shelf
"Torchwood: Random Shoes (#1.9)" (2006)
 -  This is one of the movies visible in the movie store.
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Robin Hood: Treasure of the Nation (#2.11)" (2007)
 -  The episode's title and plot are open, direct, and deliberate homages to the movie.
"Psych: Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered! (#3.5)" (2008)
 -  Shawn mentions it.
"Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy: Things You Never Hear (#1.22)" (2009)
 -  Another man replies saying it answered all the questions that National Treasure one gave the viewers
"The Office: The Lover (#6.6)" (2009)
 -  Jim says, "If I play it right, I can get Dwight to live out the plot of 'National Treasure.'"
"Saturday Night Live: Taylor Swift (#35.5)" (2009)
 -  Referenced by Nicholas Cage on the View

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#33.6)" (2005)
 -  reviewed + footage used
'National Treasure' on Location (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown

Spoofed in

L'empire des loups (2005)
 -  movie spoofs scenes from this movie
"American Dad!: Black Mystery Month (#2.13)" (2007)
 -  Spoofs Nat.Treas.'s race through major American historical monuments, mostly in D.C., in pursuit of treasure hidden by founding fathers (here by Lincoln and others), being members of secret (like freemason) society.
"The Simpsons: Gone Maggie Gone (#20.13)" (2009)
 -  The backstory of the origin of the gem, in the Revolutionary War, spoofs the backstory of "National Treasure."

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