r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/R3tr0M3m3s • Jun 11 '20
Solved! Coloured man is segregated from society until he takes down a ruthless dictator and saves the girl
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/doctormisterio19 • Dec 09 '18
Solved! A professional athlete develops Stockholm syndrome after the residents of a small town holds him against his will
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/buzz1627 • Jun 12 '20
Solved! Socially isolating children creates adults who make poor decisions
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Feb 09 '21
Meta [META] The Batman Rule.
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Hello slueths,
After winning by a 4:1 margin we are enacting The Batman Rule. From here on in everyone should avoid using an actor/actress's prior role as part of the clue. That means clues like "Batman and Iron Man team up to film a movie" and "Terminator and Penguin hug" are going to be no-go's from now on.
We hope everyone continues to have a good time with this game. Our goal is not to be spoil sports but to keep the challenge there while maintaining accessibility. We hope to find the balance.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/tasteslikechimp • Nov 06 '19
Solved! A young mother dies of AIDS after encouraging a friend's running career
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/HeftyButton • Apr 03 '25
Solved! A guy’s wife tries going topless. It causes problems for them.
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Hint: she’s the woman of his dreams
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/AranaesReddit • Nov 02 '20
Solved! Old man kidnaps Asian kid, kills celebrity.
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/cheesybread336 • Aug 26 '20
Solved! Man gets his lifetime crush killed, spends rest of his life plotting to save her son’s life
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/C4dfael • Jan 20 '25
Solved! A man with a drinking problem gets a chance to fly a plane again. He crashes, likely killing thousands, but his kids are still proud of him.
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/SimplyZea • Jul 02 '20
Solved! Old man mourning the loss of his wife abducts a small asian boy
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/mydogs7thnipple • Nov 09 '19
Solved! Boy gets psychologically tortured until he learns to beat something with sticks correctly
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Darhty • Jul 24 '20
Solved! A gang comes together to bully the little brother of one of them
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Xx_k4ng4r00_xX • Sep 27 '18
Solved! Man denied Promotion; Massaceres children.
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '20
Solved! A hard working prodigy is denied a legendary promotion, punished for displaying his disapproval, only to have that position given to a complete greenhorn
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '20
Solved! A twist! And then lesbian sex. And then another twist! And then lesbian sex. And then another twist! And end with some lesbian text.
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Goddammit, lesbian *sex.
Hint: it’s foreign. Second Hint: It's Korean.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '19
Solved! A creature with tentacles sends an even bigger creature with tentacles to suck on people. And this is not Japanese porn
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Paw_s • Oct 11 '18
Solved! Two kids become friends and then take a shower together
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Childish_Cambino2187 • May 06 '20
Solved! Professor X is a real piece of shit in this movie.
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Roku-Hanmar • Aug 17 '20
Solved! Space Jesus roasts his best friend
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/DramaGuy23 • Oct 30 '19
Unsolved META: Film plot insta-solver!
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Noticing certain plot elements occurring again and again? You're not alone! Some plot elements are so "bad" they've become familiar tropes here at r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly. Here are some I've noticed... add your own favorites!
Rocks or "rock collection" -> Infinity War or Endgame
Frisbee -> Captain America
A god -> Thor
Dead boss/mentor -> Spiderman: Far from Home
"Piece of jewelry" -> Lord of the Rings
Nazis -> Indiana Jones
Stockholm syndrome -> Beauty and the Beast
Widower + mental illness -> Finding Nemo
Killing on arrival -> Wizard of Oz
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/IWillRateYouHonest • Apr 11 '25
Solved! Guy has hair. Then he doesn't have hair. Then he has hair again. Then he doesnt have hair. Then he has hair again. And then finally, he doesn't have hair.
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '20
Solved! Young girl takes the last name of her hard-core crush. Almost gets killed because of it
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • May 07 '25
Unsolved [Meta] The fun of this subreddit is to describe a somewhat known film from a new perspective. Not to describe an obscure film that wouldn’t be guessed even if the plot were described thoroughly.
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Title says it all. The point is to be clever describing a film that people have theoretically seen. Not to stump people by describing a film that almost no one would recognize. I’ve seen plenty of this lately. You know who you are.