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The Road to El Dorado

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for The Road to El Dorado PG 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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Critics Consensus

Predictable story and thin characters made the movie flat.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 06/13/2012
4/5
Outstanding family movie mixes comedy, action, romance. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Sight & Sound 12/02/2002
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. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 03/22/2002
2.5/4
Engaging children's entertainment. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 12/13/2024
2.5/4
...agreeable subject matter that’s employed to entertaining (albeit awfully slight) effect... Go to Full Review Carla Monfort Espinof 09/25/2023
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] Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation 02/16/2021
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mellow yellow 3d Make the the letter to the el letter See more Bailey S @Bailey2002 May 2 It was pretty funny and the adult humors have kicked in as I didn't notice as a young kid after watching it on DVD. The voice actors is decent and quite good. The soundtracks by Elton John is a banging rewind. And the plot is both confusing and really good at the same time. See more Ciaran S @TrainMultifan26 Apr 28 To be honest i never expected DreamWorks to make a movie this amazing since "The Prince Of Egypt" 2 years prior although i do understand why it flop at the box-office. The Road To Eldorado is actually a great animated film with a fantastic story, great writing, fantastic animation memorable characters on top of some great songs written by Elton John & Tim Rice and a great score composed by Hans Zimmer & John Powell not to mention this was inspired by the Road to... film series but it's also proof that the success of 2d animation was coming to an end when the 2000s came along, and i will say I'm not say you should go watch this movie now but if you are a DreamWorks fan you'll probably have a good time with this as much as i do. See more Matteo Q @Matteo59 Apr 28 Discreto poco memorabile See more jj A @Syrtalae Apr 19 Le film préféré de ma femme et moi, incroyable ! See more Noah H @Noah85 Apr 9 This is now one of my favorite animated films from DreamWorks. I can’t believe it’s not talked about more. This is peak DreamWorks. The comedy lands, the animation is vibrant and creates a beautiful world, the songs by Elton John rock, and the plot is engaging with real stakes. It’s a bummer that this movie flopped when it first came out, because I think it would have found a bigger audience if it had been released earlier than 2000. Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh both nail their roles as Tulio and Miguel, and their chemistry is fantastic. However, the star of the show for me is Rosie Perez as Chel. She perfectly captures the role of a seductive young woman you end up really liking by the end. Overall, The Road to El Dorado is a blast. I can’t recommend it enough. See more Read all reviews
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Bibo Bergeron

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Will Finn

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Don Paul

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David Silverman

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Kevin Kline

Tulio

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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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The Road to El Dorado (2000) The Road to El Dorado (2000) The Road to El Dorado (2000) Armand Assante is the voice of the High Priest Tzekel-Kan in Dreamworks' The Road To El Dorado Miguel (Kenneth Branagh, left) and Tulio (Kevin Kline) discover that they have inadvertently become stowaways on the ship of the Spanish explorer Cortes in Dreamworks' The Road To El Dorado Chel (Rosie Perez) comes up with the perfect plan for Tulio and Miguel to win a challenging game of ball against the champions of El Dorado in Dreamworks' The Road To El Dorado Tulio (Kevin Kline) offers a gift of gold to the beautiful El Dorado native Chel (Rosie Perez) in Dreamworks' The Road To El Dorado Tulio (Kevin Kline, left) and Miguel (Kenneth Branagh) follow the markings on the map to El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in Dreamworks' The Road To El Dorado View more photos

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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)