The Road to El Dorado

"They came for the gold. They stayed for the adventure."

Mar 31 2000 PG 1h 29m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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.

Plot

The story is about two swindlers who get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado, while pulling off some sort of scam. Their plan goes bad and the rogues end up lost at sea after several misfortunes. Oddly enough, they end up on the shores of El Dorado, and are worshipped by the natives for their foreign appearances.

Written by

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Karey Kirkpatrick

Directed by

Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 12 nominations total

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116,620
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
51
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