The franchise began in 2004 with , starring Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates. The film follow's Ben's race to find a fabled treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers, famously involving a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence.

: A collection of historical-fiction novels explores different generations of the Gates family, from the American Revolution to the Roaring Twenties. Where to Watch Legally

: Ben must outpace mercenary Ian Howe (Sean Bean) to protect and decode the nation's most precious documents.