Coonskin

Coonskin

This is it Folks!

Directed by Ralph Bakshi

Produced by Albert S. Ruddy Productions, Bakshi Productions

197584 min6.1 / 10

A provocative, formally audacious satire that blends live-action and animation to interrogate American racism, crime, and power through folk-tale archetypes and deliberate irreverence.

A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated tale of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.

Questions people ask

  • Is Coonskin violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Coonskin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Coonskin scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Coonskin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Coonskin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity95

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Surprise7

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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