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The Road to El Dorado
They came for the gold. They stayed for the adventure.
2000 · 1h 30m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Bibo Bergeron
,
Don Paul
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The Road to El Dorado
Overview
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
Director and cast
- Bibo Bergeron Director
- Don Paul Director
- Kenneth Branagh as Miguel (voice)
- Kevin Kline as Tulio (voice)
- Rosie Perez as Chel (voice)
- Armand Assante as Tzekel-Kan (voice)
- Edward James Olmos as Chief (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Cortes (voice)
- Frank Welker as Altivo (voice)
- Tobin Bell as Zaragoza (voice)
- Elton John as Narrator (voice)
- Duncan Marjoribanks as Acolyte (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Fresh
The Road to El Dorado is boderline entertaining.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
For a movie about 'discovering' the New World, The Road to El Dorado covers a lot of familiar territory.
Sean Means, Film.com
Rotten
Timid and flat.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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