Family adventure starring Nicolas Cage as a historian who attempts to steal the Declaration of Independence in order to find a hidden treasure and protect his family name.

Family adventure following historian Benjamin Franklin Gates, who is descended from a long line of treasure hunters seeking the lost treasure of the Founding Fathers.

Encouraged by a clue provided by his grandfather, and determined to stop a rival treasure hunter, Gates sets in motion a plan to steal the Declaration of Independence and learn the Founding Fathers' secrets.

But with his rival and the FBI in tow, stealing the Declaration is just the beginning...