# Coyote v. Acme

27 Hacker News commenters recommended Coyote v. Acme and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a funny, clean, family-friendly movie full of cartoon nostalgia; the common caveat is that it feels more like a streaming film than a theater release.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny and fun to watch (9 comments): "The movie is funny, clever, clean (good for families/kids), emotional, and has important lessons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626620)) "I really enjoyed the movie. Had some really, really funny moments." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627808)) "Compared to my expectations, it was funny and good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635586))
- Clean and good for kids (4 comments): "I loved it too, and my daughters (who had access to several looney toons collections as kids) also seemed to enjoy it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49632588)) "The movie is funny, clever, clean (good for families/kids), emotional, and has important lessons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626620)) "I took my 7- and 10-year old and they enjoyed it, especially the 10yo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626063))
- Better than expected (3 comments): "I thought it was good! I had low expectations and they were well exceeded." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49632648)) "Compared to my expectations, it was funny and good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635586)) "enjoyed way more than I thought I would" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627442))
- Cameos and nostalgia (2 comments): "I find it very funny to see cartoon characters in roles that are far from their canon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49625015)) "the throwbacks, cameos, and nostalgia was very fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49625037))

## What people warn about

- Not as funny as expected (3 comments): "I don't think I laughed even once in the entire movie." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49631287)) "It's just not as funny as it looks." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624780)) "not too funny and drawn out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624859))
- Adequate, not spectacular (2 comments): "Worth watching once, but not spectacular." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49625643)) "it could have been 10X better. They had everything for it to be great, and it was just.... adequate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49633726))
- Cheesy and drawn out (2 comments): "It was really cheesy for my taste" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49632130)) "not too funny and drawn out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624859))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Idiocracy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/idiocracy.md): 43 recommend
- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [Don't Look Up](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up.md): 14 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend
- [Thank You for Smoking](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thank-you-for-smoking.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Coyote v. Acme", https://hackerapproved.com/p/coyote-v-acme/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).