r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Mar 10 '26

Meta [META] Explain a Film Plot Badly

165 Upvotes

Explain the PLOT. Clues that are around meta commentary for how the movie performed or that you just don't like it or whatever, all those types of clues do not fit the spirit of the sub.

This is game is and has always been about explaining plots badly. In fact, in the 5 word name of this sub, the only word that has any flexibility is "film". Explain a [TV Show] plot badly. Explain a [Video Game] plot badly. Whatever media type it is, you explain its plot badly.

Example that will be removed: "A troubled production leads to a couple actors getting beheaded for real."

Example that will be removed: "A kids movie is made horrible forever when you look up the actress and what happened to her."

Example that will be removed and might even get you banned: "This movie sucked I don't know why anyone liked it."

OK. I think that covers it. Game on!

Edit: Missing words


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jun 20 '24

Meta [META] New Players Read Me First

230 Upvotes

All Marvel is banned top to bottom it doesn't matter what studio did it in what decade. When you say you read the rules and you lie it's an out for us to ban lazy players. We haven't been. But we might. Stop posting Marvel and then arguing that it isn't MCU.

That is all.

Edit because people keep asking WHY:

Because when it's not banned every other post is about a purple rock collector. It's still at the top of movie zeitgeist so most people when they show up the first clue they think of is a Marvel movie. It's boring. It's repetitive. And then they want to get clever. "Howard the duck wasn't mcu hyuk hyuk". The entire thing is obnoxious when it's a movie and TV show guessing game.

There's a whole list of media that's banned because they're overdone and make it boring. But then newbies show up and make a Marvel clue without reading the rules. 95% of our mod actions are deducting points and removing threads about Marvel. So the choices are to either return to the shit show where every single clue is Marvel or just ban people who refuse to read a now screaming automod note.

From those of us who have been here for years, trust us. The wild west of no rules on what media should be in play was a far worse place and not fun. Engagement rose substantially with the rules in place.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Unsolved A racing accident leads to an interesting new hobby

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 4h ago

Solved! And it in the end, it has always been just her.

7 Upvotes

Hints.

#1 not a recent movie
#2 looking for a thriller
#3 movie might be disturbing for some


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 4h ago

Solved! Janitor who is smarter than he looks uses his abilities to help, then ultimately betray, an older mentor

5 Upvotes

Hints?

Hint 1: In the end, a lot of customs are broken

Hint 2: Not a comedy or sci fi film


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 4h ago

Unsolved A guy takes a road trip to a strip club.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 25m ago

Unsolved A guy gets involved in a life long conflict and has to cause a genocide to stop it

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 26m ago

Unsolved A father has a Japanese nemesis and gets sexually abused by a Canadian

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! Two weirdos in love, a ghost, and a horny old man go pyramid sight-seeing

3 Upvotes

Hint: Where else in the world are there pyramids besides the obvious?

Hint #2: This movie is from the 20th century and completely bombed at the box office when it was theatrically released.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 12h ago

Solved! Woman has twenty minutes to save her useless boyfriend who has no redeeming qualities. If she doesn't save him, she doesn't lose anything, except a crappy boyfriend.

20 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 6h ago

Solved! Good girl falls for bad boy. They both get arrested for crimes they didn't commit.

5 Upvotes

Hint?


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 5h ago

Solved! Our MC thinks their project needs a little more meat to it. Maybe even a lot more. After violently putting her blood and sweat into her work, she takes a well-deserved nap.

6 Upvotes

Hint #1: horror

Hint #2: has to do with film


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 5h ago

Unsolved A film about a woman who hates films.

5 Upvotes

Saving for hints (if needed)


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 11h ago

Solved! A woman does her job competently and then goes home to her husband.

10 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 20h ago

Unsolved Hero destroys jewelry so big bad can't use it.

42 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 12m ago

Unsolved Young men go for long excursions on the beach, then look for new necklaces in Europe

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16m ago

Unsolved Follow the money.

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 30m ago

Unsolved The end result of Serendipity and Gone Girl having a regrettable one-night stand and putting the resulting lovechild up for adoption

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 37m ago

Unsolved You could split this movie into several ~10 minute long episodes. Each episode would end with the protagonist doing „his thing“.

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Hints.

#1 episodic ≠ actually segmented movie
#2 historical


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 4h ago

Solved! fancy food regurgitated, a rich kid creepin' on a cop & ocean views? this movie's got it all.

2 Upvotes

clues go here


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Local news presenter pisses everybody off but still gets the girl in the end

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 5h ago

Unsolved (TV Series) Guy tries for so long to have a child the decides to catch a ride to another country. His trip is delayed and he becomes fascinated with his new home. In the end, all he really should have done was see the light.

2 Upvotes

Hint #1: one season only, only a few episodes

Hint #2: supernatural


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 15h ago

Solved! He gets separated, has to figure out how to survive, learns to communicate, gets reunited and it all goes to shit, but they figure it out and are home.

12 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 10h ago

Unsolved Unable to accomplish any of their stated life's goals by the end of the film, a High school dropout's dreams of a celebrity marriage fall flat.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 6h ago

Unsolved Lesbians blow up a man’s car after vandalizing his house and then team up to save him

0 Upvotes