The Road to El Dorado (2000)
They came for the gold. They stayed for the adventure.
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The Road to El Dorado rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.9/10· 118K votes
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic51%
TMDb7.282/10· 4K votesWith 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Road to El Dorado
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.
Cast of The Road to El Dorado
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)
- D
Duncan Marjoribanks
as Acolyte (voice)
- E
Elijah Chiang
as Kid #1 (voice)
- C
Cyrus Shaki-Khan
as Kid #2 (voice)
The Road to El Dorado facts
- Budget
- $95M
- Box office
- $76.4M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Adventure humor lands consistently for family audiences throughout
- •Colorful animation brings mythical Mayan setting alive
- •Buddy dynamic between leads generates genuine comedic chemistry
What the audience disliked
- •Plot structure follows predictable animated adventure formula
- •Cultural setting feels superficial and lacking authentic depth
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