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Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019 102 min United States of America PG 6+
★6.6
Family, Comedy, Adventure
Director: James Bobin
🎭 Based on
«Dora the Explorer»
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Description
Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
Budget:
$49M
US Gross:
$60.48M
Worldwide:
$120.6M
Starring
Isabela Merced
Actor
Eugenio Derbez
Actor
Michael Peña
Actor
Awards
4 wins & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a family-oriented adventure that splits audiences between those who appreciate its harmless, nostalgic charm and those who find the adaptation disjointed and tonally confused. While Isabela Moner’s central performance is widely praised, the film struggles to reconcile its educational roots with a cinematic format.
| Acting | Isabela Moner delivers a strong, committed performance that anchors the film even when the script falters. | |
| Production | The production design successfully crafts vibrant, Indiana Jones-esque jungle environments and temple sets. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay fails to establish a consistent tone, oscillating awkwardly between earnest family adventure and self-aware parody. | |
| Humor | Opinions on the humor are divided: some find the meta-references and cartoon nods endearing, while others view them as cringeworthy or inaccessible to modern children. | |
| Pacing | The narrative structure and pacing are inconsistent, with critics citing a disjointed plot that lacks resolution and meaningful character stakes. |