Why everyone interested in law should see Coyote vs Acme

14th September 2026 How Coyote vs Acme is one of the best films made about civil litigation * (Some mild spoilers, caveat emptor.) There are many good films and plays about the law. Many of these are about criminal law – and the criminal legal process readily lends itself to drama. There are some good films and plays about the civil law, usually about tort cases – negligence or defamation. But there are few good films and plays about commercial law: the buying and selling of goods and services. It is often a dull subject, and dull subjects are hard to make into good drama. We now have, however, a good – indeed great – film about commercial law. It is a film which everyone interested in law should see. It also happens to be a wonderful film generally, but it is one which also will be appreciated by lawyers and those who love them. The film is Coyote vs Acme – a mixed live-animation movie in the tradition of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and as least as good. Coyote is the client. He sees an…