The Road to El Dorado (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, The Road to El Dorado is an action, comedy, fantasy and adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, running about 89 minutes. “They came for the gold. They stayed for the adventure.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. After a failed swindle, two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold," and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise, the map does lead the pair to the mythical city, where the startled inhabitants promptly begin to worship them as gods. The only question is, do they take the worshipful natives for all they're worth, or is there a bit more to El Dorado than riches?

Who’s in it. The Road to El Dorado stars Kenneth Branagh as Miguel (voice), Kevin Kline as Tulio (voice), Rosie Perez as Chel (voice) and Armand Assante as Tzekel-Kan (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, The Road to El Dorado has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $76.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Road to El Dorado page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Road to El Dorado tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.