The Road to El Dorado poster

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Film · 1h 30m · Rated PG

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Two charming con artists stumble into a golden city, where mistaken identity leads to whimsical, brisk adventure.

Feel-good, with big broad humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

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The Road to El Dorado parents guide

The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.

Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is The Road to El Dorado about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byBibo Bergeron, Don Paul
StarringKenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Jim Cummings

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