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The Road to El Dorado

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for The Road to El Dorado PG Released Mar 31, 2000 1h 29m Kids & Family Musical Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Engaging children's entertainment. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...agreeable subject matter that’s employed to entertaining (albeit awfully slight) effect... Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 13, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Francisco C Funny movie overall, depicts Spanish history very well. Music was on point with references to other movies and dark humour, makes it a good film to watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Audience Member The horse was the best character. Laughed multiple times, only because of Altivo. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Amir S A good movie, not perfect. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Nick R Not very groundbreaking on the storytelling aspect, and the ending really slows everything down a bit. But 'The Road to El Dorado' is still a ton of fun with great music, animation, and such fun characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Franco E Good, entertaining movie, enjoyed as a kid. Chel bad as hell. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Leovanni E Underrated Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Trail We Blaze The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Trail We Blaze 3:19 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - It's Tough to Be A God The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - It's Tough to Be A God 2:32 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - You're Not a God? The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - You're Not a God? 1:56 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - El Dorado The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - El Dorado 1:05 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Without Question The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Without Question 2:06 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Stone Jaguar Attack The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - The Stone Jaguar Attack 1:53 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Gambling with Loaded Dice The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Gambling with Loaded Dice 3:37 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Play Ball! The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Play Ball! 3:56 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Entering El Dorado The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Entering El Dorado 3:06 The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Finally We're Connecting The Road to El Dorado: Official Clip - Finally We're Connecting 2:04 View more videos
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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
DreamWorks Pictures, Stardust 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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