The Road to El Dorado

PG

Released Mar 31, 2000

1 hr. 29 min.

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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Gord W

Absolute classic. This movie caused my daughter to curse for the first time ever ("hooooly f*ck") when the giant koi swam under the riverboat.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Ryann C

loved this movie as a kid, love it just as much if not more as an adult. the animation is beyond incredible, the music gives me goosebumps, extremely lovable characters, and spectacular plot. such an underrated movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Mark D

The Road To El Dorado is one of the best film's I have ever seen. I loved this film as a kid. The animation is fantastic, the voice actor's are perfect for the role's. And the songs by Tim Rice and Elton John are some of the best songs ever. The characters are brilliant and really funny. I can't understand why critic's don't like this film. Probably because they are idiots who don't know good film's.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Emery A

You won't be surprised by the plot, but you will be entertained by the adventure, the action and the situation they find themselves in. The film is visually attractive with its striking colors and it can be said that the character Chel embodies sensuality.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Jarrod F

This movie is pretty good. I like the colors and animation on the characters and backgrounds. But the villain isn't very good he's more of a joke to me. But this movie is still good and fun to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Leonel C

Extremely funny and great animation, though predictable.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Bibo Bergeron

Director

Will Finn

Director

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Director

Don Paul

Director

David Silverman

Director

Kevin Kline

Tulio

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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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Nell Minow

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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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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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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's a shame that a film with such talent and imagery behind it ended up being ultimately a waste of time...

Apr 29, 2009

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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
Executive Producer: Bill Damaschke, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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