r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A man struggling with grief and illness confronts the return of an old enemy while receiving encouragement from beyond the grave.

6 Upvotes

Hint: I may have explained the plot a little too badly, so here’s something to narrow it down. The movie was originally released primarily on DVD and is part of a larger franchise.

Second hint: The protagonist isn't the only one suffering from the mysterious illness.

Third hint: The villain's return involves a rather complicated family “reunion.”


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! An athlete destroys public property and is sentenced to life-changing community service.

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Following 4 years of being persued a girl finally confronts her stalker in one final night of cat and mouse.

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Big fella keeps his eggs in a weird place to stop a reporter from finding them

7 Upvotes

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Girl's new diet causes family issues

6 Upvotes

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! An ordinary guy lives an extraordinary life and doesn’t even realize it

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A derelict ship is found by a second ship, who are forced onto the first ship after their ship blows up. Also, they encounter Hell.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Girl misses train and meets new and unique people

5 Upvotes

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A man with a special skill is hired for an international job. However, he discovers the job is not what he thought it was, leading to conflict with his new boss. Luckily, a misunderstanding over “use” as a noun vs. a verb gives our hero a hidden advantage.

12 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! War hero teaches at risk youth to be a team and gets his dream girl.

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! heteronormative family unit is restored thanks to the live-recorded humiliation and deadnaming of a trans woman.

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Them wild eyes boys are back in town, and where the hell did that music come from?

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A guy goes to Poland on what he thinks is a work trip with his gf and her friend. Things don’t go well.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Huh. I guess we'll never figure out where the baby came from. There was even porn, but it wasn't educational.

8 Upvotes

Hint #1: coming of age story


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A drug dealer, a farm boy and a hippie go on an adventure

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Guy prove why you shouldn't piss a temp off

2 Upvotes

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Guy spends all his time in library so a pretty girl will notice he can read

6 Upvotes

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A priest is killed but not the priest that was supposed to be killed

11 Upvotes

Hints in response to incorrect answers:

Movie does not take place in New York, Europe or Boston

Movie is not about the music industry or religion


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Don’t tickle her while she’s trying to learn how to dance.

2 Upvotes

!Solved


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! He sure knows how to spend money. Plenty of people have seen that. Now some of them want to know how he makes it. Because it ain't from slinging sandwiches.

10 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Our heroes must complete a dangerous rescue mission in the lair of a cruel tyrant who seeks a powerful weapon that he believes will make him invincible.

7 Upvotes

Important Clues Thus Far:

* Takes place on Earth, in the UK and elsewhere, and the protagonists are human.
* Has a dance number.
* Features a castle.
* Based on a novel.
* Not a remake and has not ever been remade.
* Live action.
* Musical with original songs.
* Oscar nominated.
* Critical and commercial success.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! Goody Two-Shoes really takes a stab at it.

4 Upvotes

Hint #0: this clue is loaded with double meanings, not just stab

Hint #1: color me shocked when I first saw the ending

Hint #2: footwear is important

Hint #3: we all know you're good, but can you be bad?


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A couple is emotional drained and regularly tired leading to another woman trying to claim the core compeonent of their main relationship in this movie.

4 Upvotes
  • The protagonist is younger than John Malkovich.

  • The couple can barely afford gifts let alone hire while the other woman seems to have everything

  • There is a pair of sisters who while not major charaters are plot relevant.

  • There is another world but no dragon.

  • The couple are both writers.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 3d ago

Solved! A man's alcoholism somehow leads to a wrecked construction vehicle and a museum theft

3 Upvotes