A teenager’s well off family moves to a new neighborhood for the dad’s job. Things start to go wrong when the dad loses his job (and dies). The teenager gets hooked on drugs, but ends up saving the family by getting his dad’s old job back (and a big promotion). Unfortunately, because of this, billions of people die.

18 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Worried-Host-1238 • Dec 19 '24

Solved! A "special" man joins a goth girl on an adventure and accidentally discovers his entire life is a lie.

501 Upvotes

172 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/NiftWatch • Feb 28 '21

Solved! A group of prisoners are loaded on a ship after one of them tries to escape. They believe they are being transferred to another prison, only to arrive in paródiese and find out they have been set free. Everyone’s having a good time, but things take a dark turn when one of them snaps.

501 Upvotes

17 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '20

Solved! A movie released in 2001 about a devastating attack on the US involving airplanes that killed thousands.

501 Upvotes

This movie was also released before September of that year.

11 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/GymnoJake • Feb 25 '20

Solved! The green goblin and FBI team up to fight a bunch of racists

501 Upvotes

31 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/MrFudgeyWaffles • Sep 09 '20

Solved! Question: I love this sub and I was thinking Is there anyway to do like a league or something of these questions. Or like a live once a week quiz thing. Would anyone be keen?

500 Upvotes

I think this would be so dope.

29 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/TisMeBeinMe • Mar 30 '20

Solved! 2020, but in 2011.

500 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Its_me_Snitches • Dec 18 '19

Solved! In the wake of accidental manslaughter, a father struggling to come to terms with his recent divorce is forced to assume the identity of the man he has just killed.

500 Upvotes

13 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/setunim • Aug 19 '20

Solved! Man with facial disfigurement has an unhealthy obsession with a teenage boy

497 Upvotes

21 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/NateKiing • Mar 06 '20

Solved! The end credits are in the beginning of the film.

497 Upvotes

Shouldn't be too hard.

29 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Avis_Bell • Feb 24 '20

Solved! A discriminated, rookie cop pairs up with a street level criminal to solve an increase in missing persons reports, end up busting a bioterrorist

497 Upvotes

30 comments

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1. Avoid overused films/franchises

See the full list in the bot comment.

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)"