The Road to El Dorado

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The Road to El Dorado

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Released Mar 31, 2000

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Musical

Animation

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Two con-men (Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh) get hold of a map to the lost City of Gold, El Dorado. After stowing away onto one of the ships of the Spanish explorer Cortez, the pair escapes and eventually do find the city. There, a priest (Armand Assante) proclaims them to be gods in a scheme to win control of the city for himself. Meanwhile, they meet a beautiful girl (Rosie Perez) who helps them in their ruse.

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Critics Consensus

Predictable story and thin characters made the movie flat.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Outstanding family movie mixes comedy, action, romance.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 13, 2012

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Leslie Felperin

Sight & Sound

As good as most recent post-Katzenberg Disney films, and certainly -- with its stylised characterisation and bursts of witty dialogue -- a great deal better than the Mouse's turgid mega-budget epic Dinosaur.

Dec 2, 2002

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Engaging children's entertainment.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 22, 2002

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...agreeable subject matter that’s employed to entertaining (albeit awfully slight) effect...

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 13, 2024

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

The Road to El Dorado is one of DreamWorks' essential gems: a fast-paced adventure as fun as it was 23 years ago. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Though containing all of the elements you would imagine might make a rip-roaring, animated comedy adventure, The Road to El Dorado doesn't fit that bill.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 16, 2021

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Speakerman G

Cheio de aventura e emoção, este filme é um clássico subestimado por muitos, mesmo que seja talvez previsível.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Laura C

Un film godibile che non stanca seppur ci sia qualche canzone qua e là, i personaggi sono tutti ottimi, Zechel-Can è un cattivo che fa paura nel senso buono, anche se il personaggio di Chel può sembrare molto sessualizzato ci può stare, non sono d'accordo sul fatto che molti dicono che sia per bambini dato che è in prodotto abbastanza spinto sulla morte, il sesso e la schiavitù.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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TROYS S

It had a great story, great characters, great animation, and was legit pretty funny. My only criticisms are that there was only song number.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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BlueTop World b

WHY ARE CRITICS LIKE THAT

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Cilla R

Has not aged well. I think the lead animator’s hard drives should be checked …

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Kaden D

This movie should be called "We're in El Dorado". It took like 14 minutes for them to get there. It was extremely rushed and I found myself asking why I should care about this story and it's characters. Other than the art and visuals, this movie isn't worth it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/25

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David Silverman

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Kevin Kline

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Trail We Blaze

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - It's Tough to Be A God

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - You're Not a God?

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - El Dorado

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Without Question

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Stone Jaguar Attack

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Gambling with Loaded Dice

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Play Ball!

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Entering El Dorado

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The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Finally We're Connecting

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Synopsis

Two con-men (Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh) get hold of a map to the lost City of Gold, El Dorado. After stowing away onto one of the ships of the Spanish explorer Cortez, the pair escapes and eventually do find the city. There, a priest (Armand Assante) proclaims them to be gods in a scheme to win control of the city for himself. Meanwhile, they meet a beautiful girl (Rosie Perez) who helps them in their ruse.

Director: Bibo Bergeron, Will Finn, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Don Paul, David Silverman
Producer: Brooke Breton, Bonne Radford
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Stardust Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.8M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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