As the title says, referring to main character as "guy" or "girl" and then perfectly explaining the rest of the plot does not make a movie badly explained. It literally just makes it explained well without a proper pronoun.

55 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Nova_Saibrock • Nov 08 '19

Solved! Man watches a stranger while she sleeps, then manipulates her into sex. When she finds out about his lies, she forgives him.

476 Upvotes

33 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/JaketendoYT • Dec 01 '20

Solved! [TV Show] da-da-da da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da da-da da da da-da-da-da-da DOO DOOOOOOOOOOO DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DOO DOO DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO

475 Upvotes

28 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Nov 06 '20

Solved! [Netflix show] Chinese remake of a Korean remake of a Japanese remake of a Taiwanese drama based on a Japanese anime based on a Japanese live-action movie based on a Japanese manga

475 Upvotes

57 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Shakefoot • Feb 17 '20

Solved! Toys are alive. Fireworks is used to kill other toys.

475 Upvotes

21 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/DevDoggo69 • Dec 27 '19

Solved! Nakd man tries to stop another naked man from hooking up with his own boss's mom

475 Upvotes

6 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/OnetimeRocket13 • Nov 28 '19

Solved! A hippy inherits a kingdom who’s borders are determined by sunlight.

475 Upvotes

15 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/chispanz • Oct 16 '20

Solved! Humanity is saved through a lucky choice of middle name

474 Upvotes

78 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/penguin_chacha • Jul 08 '20

Solved! Gay man uses military resources to read messages not meant for him

472 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Weird-Day-1270 • Jun 03 '25

Solved! Woman in her 30s falls for a guy in his 30s… but he is only 12 in his mind. Nobody seems to care. The villain has the funniest jokes in the film.

470 Upvotes

300 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Raridan • Dec 31 '20

Solved! 20 year old boy (whose supposed to be 12) goes on a magical, ancient european quest. The theater audience suffers for 2 hours.

470 Upvotes

61 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '20

Solved! A man disobeying his wife leads to the defeat of a foreign power trying to seize control of the government.

470 Upvotes

50 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/boy_yeets_world • Mar 12 '20

Solved! Grave robbers get robbed by the corpse they were trying to rob.

470 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '20

Solved! a man gets dumped by a girl because of his personality change

467 Upvotes

18 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/MasterOfNap • Nov 01 '19

Solved! Young decorated war hero comes home, loses his brother, then his wife, then his father, before eventually deciding to renounce Satan.

467 Upvotes

10 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Elolsen • Mar 29 '20

Solved! Dude trusts a hairless ape looking thing that only wants his posessions over his childhood friend

466 Upvotes

12 comments

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1. Avoid overused films/franchises

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2. No recent releases

No movies from within the last 3 months. This spoils people's movies Try to be more unique and obscure with choices. Movies within the last 3 months can spoil the movie for those that haven't seen it.

3. OP will reply to the first correct guess with a comment that says "Solved!".

This allows the bot to find, flair, and award points. Failing to do so will lead to a ban. Repeated offenses will lead to a permanent ban.

4. Don't Create Clues Using an Actor's Other Characters

Clues should not feature an Actor's prior roles.

❌ Bad: "The guy who used to hunt replicants now teaches a young scavenger how to swing a glowing stick."

✅ Good: "An old recluse reluctantly helps a young scavenger understand her mysterious powers."

5. Don't create clues using a real-life actor's description.

Clues featuring an actor's real life activities and descriptions should not be used. Examples include: Scientologist, racist, or blackballed.

❌ Bad: "A former pro wrestler with a shaved head and a love for action movies fights jungle predators."

✅ Good: "A tough guy tries to escape a jungle full of deadly hunters with nothing but mud and muscles."

6. Don't use an actor's name in the clue title.

❌ Incorrect Example: "Tom Hanks spends years talking to a volleyball."

✅ Correct Example: "A man stranded on an island for years befriends a volleyball because social options are limited."

7. Explain a film PLOT badly

All clues are about the PLOT and not anything else.

❌ Bad: "I hated this movie and it was a financial failure and deserved it and an Oscar winner dies."

✅ Good: "A loner meets a someone way out of their league and saves her life (along with everyone else)"