The Road to El Dorado

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The Road to El Dorado

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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

Jun 13, 2012

4/5

Outstanding family movie mixes comedy, action, romance.

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Leslie Felperin

Sight & Sound

Dec 2, 2002

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.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Mar 22, 2002

2.5/4

Engaging children's entertainment.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Dec 13, 2024

2.5/4

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

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

Sep 25, 2023

4.5/5

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]

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Feb 16, 2021

3/5

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.

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Doctors review

Oct 1, 2026

The road to el dorado its very good, but it might be a silly road trip to el dorado. And the funny part that I laugh about is where tulio and miguel both scream like girls. So thats the funny part I laugh about. 7.0/10

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Sarah S

@Braxton188 Sep 29, 2026

Oh, it’s the horse from Tangled!

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Nicholas T

@nicktalbert2025 Aug 21, 2026

the road to el dorado is a okay movie lots of action packed some funny jokes and adventure comedy kids and family just a okay animated movie

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Leumas E

@RT11222800 Aug 19, 2026

A killer soundtrack by Elton John helps to highlight the vibrant characters as they journey to explore the new world and their new selves.

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Paul S

@PManRager Jul 31, 2026

This movie was amazing! There were so many hilarious moments, and the story was incredibly intriguing. Watching this makes me miss this movie's animation style. I definitely recommend it!

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Randomation H

@LimberisLuke2319 Jul 21, 2026

One of the most underrated animated spectacles made

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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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