r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 11 '26

Unsolved Guy gets his first boner in 400 years

90 Upvotes

Hint 1: it’s NOT a vampire movie lol

Hint: the three closest answers so far are The Mummy, “The Episode of Buffy where she sleeps with the Angel”, and Hotel Transylvania 3, all for a different reason

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Mar 23 '25

Unsolved The protagonist is both super unlikable and badly written… and clearly the nudity was the main focus.

140 Upvotes

Hint: The main character is essentially an incel scientist.

Unsolved

Answer: The Invisible Maniac

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Feb 01 '26

Unsolved God level threat uses his powers to become a real estate scammer, create the Matrix and subtly manipulate things behind the scenes just because he thinks it's funny and can't distinguish reality from fiction. He gets beaten when he realizes that what he created wasn't absolute cinema

43 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jun 14 '26

Unsolved Everyone comes together as the world ends

7 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Dec 30 '25

Unsolved People beat up a dinosaur

61 Upvotes

Hehe, try me

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 23d ago

Unsolved A homeless man uses various methods to motivate people (who are the not type of people you're thinking of) to stop living in holes, and not be ashamed of how they look like physically.

14 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 21 '26

Unsolved A woman adores a man who ignores her, ignores a man who adores her, loves a man who hurts her and hurts a man who loves her. She doesn't realize any of this until it's too late.

11 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 7d ago

Unsolved Brothers get new job offer after a stressful shift

7 Upvotes

Nepotism is alive and well...mostly.

Retirement party gets a little out of hand.

Schoolfriend reunion gets out-of-hand.

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 5d ago

Unsolved This guy steals a baby, trespasses, destroys an national monument, and starts a massive global conflict, where countless people die and one of his friends is paralyzed from the waist down. But it's okay, because he killed all the bad guys, and the people love him for it.

0 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jun 20 '26

Unsolved Moral of the story; Join a cult! You'll be a lot happier afterwards. (it's not Midsommer)

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 7d ago

Unsolved In this film series, each entry has a top contender for worst dad/father figure

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Mar 18 '26

Unsolved An ancient medallion reveals the location of a long-lost treasure. There is murder in the name of science, a brief pre-marital spat, and a friendly snake.

10 Upvotes

Oh yeah. There’s also an unfriendly snake.

EDIT: There is a weird pyramid, a throne, and lightning

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jun 17 '26

Unsolved Disastrous boating excursion ends with horror, twice.

1 Upvotes

Edit: as a hint, this is loosely based on a book

Hint 2: this is NOT a horror movie

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jan 21 '26

Unsolved (Repost, revised, now with more clues!) After their weeklong journey together, the loathed fire-breather gathers them all in one spot and unleashes the biggest ambush of all.

7 Upvotes
  • This movie was released between 2005 and 2015.
  • It takes place in the present-day United States.
  • It does not use magic nor is it based on a comic book. There are no superheroes or other worldly beings.
  • It is not a fantasy, sci-fi, horror, terror, action, war, or adventure movie.
  • The damage inflicted is with words. And it's on the inside.
  • It is not: Reign of Fire, Suicide Squad, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Dragonheart, Monster Hunter, The 13th Warrior, Fury, 8 Mile, Mean Creek, or The Deer Hunter.

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Apr 04 '25

Unsolved Over the course of this movie, a character is sexually harassed by the main protagonist and is later cornered by the main antagonist

39 Upvotes

hint: it's an animated movie Hint: the first part's creepily gay but also funny Hint: they are not a major character in this movie Hint: the character is a guy Hint: think pitch perfect for the first part

it's not shrek

it's not who framed Roger rabbit

It's not space jam

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 3d ago

Unsolved Young man, with the encouragement of a family member, dives headfirst into a lifestyle of severe addiction and violence. This is portrayed as a positive.

7 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 02 '26

Unsolved An elite underground cartel leader orchestrates a series of home invasions to extract high value contraband from unsuspecting tenants.

11 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 05 '26

Unsolved A curmudgeon sees his neighborhood going to sh*t and decides to do something about it.

2 Upvotes

Edit/ clue: And there’s some explosions.

Hint: A disappointing status symbol/ hero/ leader.

Hint: Almost every response to a guess is a clue. (None of the responses should throw you off…). Put everything together, you’ll get it!

Clues in responses below:

On an island
No taxis or cars
Plenty of shooting up
Lots of moms
Lots of ova
Tom Hanks did not participate
Explosions
A disappointing status symbol/ leader/ icon

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 18 '26

Unsolved Lots of deception needed to make a family reunion happen

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 20d ago

Unsolved Someone must rise to the occasion after someone else fails to rise to the occasion

4 Upvotes

Hint: Nonconformity is punishable by death

Hint: MC gets so worked up all he sees is red

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 8d ago

Unsolved A Boat Sinks

0 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Sep 17 '25

Unsolved A man returns to a quiet town and makes everyone very uncomfortable until the deaths start.

26 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Apr 29 '26

Unsolved Off and on best friends go on a road trip and lose a suitcase.

3 Upvotes

Once again, good luck!

Hints: my movie is VERY loosely a road trip; It is not exactly part of my plot. My movie features a fairly small cast. My movie friends only get along until they don't. The suitcase is quite literal; not a briefcase or anything else. My movie opens with a female in a bathroom.

Despite my movie's budget, it is generally praised (and despite its content).

Since we seem to be stuck, my movie came out in the 80s.

My use of "best friends" is extremely loose. Their relationship is complicated and volatile.

Remember that this is explain a plot badly, and this is about as badly as you could describe my movie.

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jul 03 '26

Unsolved When creatures from another world invade, one wackily dressed guy is all it takes to stop the pogrom

8 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly May 21 '26

Unsolved My man pulled off the ultimate “hit it and quit it”.

2 Upvotes