Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Coyote vs ACME takes a joke as old as Saturday morning TV and treats it with the kind of clever sincerity that makes it feel freshly inspired: it’s a Looney Tunes-style riot that also knows how to tug at your sympathy for the unluckiest underdog in animation. The movie’s special trick is its tone—part courtroom comedy, part slapstick adventure—where perfectly timed visual gags can coexist with a surprisingly sweet bond between Wile E. Coyote and the washed-up lawyer who finally decides to take him seriously. Will Forte brings a lovable, frazzled humanity to the proceedings, and the film has fun skewering corporate slickness without ever losing that buoyant, family-friendly snap. If you want pure, nonstop cartoon chaos with no interest in a story that occasionally pauses for heart, this may not be your exact flavor—but if you’ve ever rooted for Wile E. even once, it’s hard not to be won over.

Coyote vs ACME is clearly trying to mash up classic Looney Tunes chaos with a courtroom comedy and a surprisingly sincere buddy-story, and that’s an appealing pitch on paper. In practice, if you’re hoping for wall-to-wall slapstick and razor-sharp gags, the legal-plot structure can feel talkier and more formulaic than you’d want, with the human characters taking up more oxygen than the cartoon icon some viewers came for. The tone also straddles kid-friendly warmth and satirical corporate jabs, so it may feel neither as edgy as you expect nor as purely simple as a younger audience might prefer. That said, there’s genuine charm in the Coyote’s underdog angle and the odd-couple dynamic, so if you’re open to a family comedy that’s more “heart and hijinks” than nonstop mayhem, you’ll likely have a better time.