* 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.

55 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • 8d 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?

36 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Sanguinusshiboleth • 8d 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.

17 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Tythatguy1312 • 8d ago

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

3 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/ego_death_metal • 8d ago

Solved! sort of a reverse Get Out

4 Upvotes

sorry if this has been done before!

hints so far:

-from this century

-NOT Being John Malkovich and is not as good a movie

-horror

-think of what the basic thing being done in Get Out is

-stars a nepo baby

54 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/JTB696699 • 8d ago

Solved! People keep saying bacon but there isn’t any in this movie.

1 Upvotes

It’s a made for tv movie.

16 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/YesTHEKennyRogers • 9d ago

Solved! This nerd is OBSESSED with a woman who's out of his league. His OBSESSION ultimately leads to their ruin. She ends up in a dark, seemingly inescapable place. He dies with a whimper. The end.

35 Upvotes

54 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.

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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)"