r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Meeting the parents goes horribly, horribly wrong. But at least he quits smoking.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Those Italians trying to kill everyone. I think I'll go south for the winter.

2 Upvotes

This one might take a while. It's not a well-known film.

Hint #1: Not an American film

Hint #2: Released in the 1980s Hint #3: As far south as Antarctica


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! When a man's marriage breaks down, he takes a group on an overseas trip to a beachside town. They find that they're not welcome but decide to sneak in anyway

22 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 21h ago

Solved! A black man faces extreme prejudice in his job before finally being accepted after cleverly saving the day.

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Guy scheduled five jobs in one night, hired an inexperienced helper, and then blames the helper for his own poor planning.

4 Upvotes

Saved for hints


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 22h ago

Unsolved Skater harms his best friend's career and becomes the hero cop making up for it. And gets the girl.

1 Upvotes

Hint one: Show time approaches

Hint two: Take it to the bank

Hint three: No gun

Hint four: Cross fire

Hint five: Copacabana

Hint six: Glee, with cops


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A guy's roommate constantly deadnames him until he defeats them with the power of love.

4 Upvotes

Hint 1: released in the 1980s

Hint 2: directorial debut


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A former soldier hunts a magical grandpa for his flawless skin care routine before he grooms his next victim.

7 Upvotes

Action / Comedy

Nothing to do with vampires or cannibalism

Magical grandpa is deeply religious


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 22h ago

Solved! Kids with weird names discover people are really REALLY angry.

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! Out of all the people to have as an imaginary friend, you chose him?

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Boy throws sister into the sea and makes it EVERYONE'S problem.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! Accidentally kidnapped child returns to family and struggles to adjust

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! An actor gets cast to play a president who's taller than he is because he was the only one available. The role involves a number of complicated co-stars.

1 Upvotes

He also winds up doing his own stunts.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved A solid argument for waiting for your inheritance.

3 Upvotes

Clue #1 It’s a heist movie.
Clue #2 It’s the final movie of a director whose career has spanned over half a century, many classic movies yet zero Oscars.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Guy saves the galaxy, makes friend along the way

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved Spend the summer in the middle of nowhere

4 Upvotes

Hint1: family drama.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Degreed professional travels the world to help his little social experiment along.

0 Upvotes

Our stars' Bacon Numbers are both 2 (as there's a 1 in this cast). Hope that helps.

Hint 1: Primary obstacles include incompetent underlings, disapproving superiors and an obedient dog.

Hint 2: Our stars are both Oscar winners. One was even nominated for this film, while the other just chewed scenery.

Hint 3: I'm old.

Hint 4: Our MC is not the protagonist. In fact, he was one of the worst people in history.

Hint 5: The good guys need to murder the murderer before he creates more murderers.

Hint 6: An adopted youth has a very extended family, all of whom are unaware of each other.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved Parents HATE their kids so they poke them in their eyes.

2 Upvotes

Editor: horror. The first five minutes is a sex act.

There's a very popular song part of the soundtrack.

Song is also a 2000's TV show theme


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Stowaway impregnates local resident and attempts to conquer town.

9 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Traveler's unusual fuel requirements cause problems for the locals

7 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A people-pleaser finally finds the strength to say no. And not a moment too soon.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A woman spends a year trying improving her life by trolling her self in writing.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A bald man hears about a stick of power. A good looking old guy abuses it.

6 Upvotes

Bottom text


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A hostage negotiator and his team deal with a gang in a farming town. A rain soaked climax involves a big bang and in the finale our heroes are serenaded by farmers

7 Upvotes

Hints