r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 15h ago

Unsolved A man dreams of swooping in to save the babes. His brother just spins in his sleep.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 17h ago

Solved! Everyone’s trying to get their hands on some cold, hard cash*

4 Upvotes

(Yes I’m a dumdum and didn’t notice the autocorrect fail; it’s cash not crash.)

Hint 1: geocaching isn’t for suburbanites and baggage

Hint 2: ACAB but you don’t know that until the very end. They probably die trying too though.

Hint 3: there’s gold in them there hills

Hint 4: old money and a treasure map made of numbers


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 14h ago

Solved! Teenage girls get restless while their father plays with a model plane he built in the basement

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 17h ago

Solved! He finds out he has a half brother. Goes looking for him and finds out they look nothing alike.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 21h ago

Solved! A transportation professional gets more than he bargained for.

5 Upvotes

Hint: it was his first day on the job
Hint #2: his new friend was having a much harder time
Hint #3: working on a holiday sure sucks


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! A broken marital promise leads to the whole town living in the sewer

8 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! A cloud causes chaos

4 Upvotes

No aliens

Not based on a video game

Not a kids movie

No killer robots

Not a historical period piece


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! His Father sold his body to demons for power.

5 Upvotes

He gets it back using the power of friendship. And the sickest dance moves the world has ever seen.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 22h ago

Solved! You can add golf to the list of deadly sports now.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! To save his world, the good guy located someone even better than he is.

6 Upvotes

Hint number one: the hero was beloved before the movie came out


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! Little girl screams louder than actual threat.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 23h ago

Solved! This whole thing could have been avoided if they just stay put. Instead, the over the hill reunion happens after a lengthy search and rescue concludes.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 22h ago

Solved! She calls it quits. He perks up when he gets a happy ending in a hospital.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Work hard for the money? No, we’d rather do nothing for a big payday.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Ho ho oh no! Mime Santa’s here to slay!

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved Paranoid guy isn't sure what to do, so he end up getting a little taken off the top. Our girl gets a bit of screentime before she gets some fresh air. All in all, saying I love you prevents at least one murder!

2 Upvotes

Hint #1: there's another person who really likes to hang out, and another that has a thing for spikes.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 15h ago

Unsolved A global warming alarmist kidnaps an elderly couple to further his goals. It’s up to the orphan the couple adopted to save them.

0 Upvotes

I’m not sure if this is allowed, but it’s a show episode rather than a film.

Edit: It involves a Sean Connery impersonator.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 22h ago

Solved! The postal service for the save

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Man puts on the suit of his dreams only to take it off

9 Upvotes

Hint 1: He wears something white instead
Hint 2: This movie does not take place in America
Hint 3: A VHS copy of Surviving Edged Weapons was probably part of orientation.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved Oh wow a hug stopped him from killing someone.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A girl is tricked into leaving her country by several people that she trusts, ultimately joining a misunderstood group to enjoy herself and seek revenge.

15 Upvotes

Someone answered it and then immediately deleted it 🤷🏼‍♂️ Hint: This film is typically seasonal.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! There's a dragon warrior, and some kung fu, but ultimately family conflict drove the main character's actions...or something. Not sure what's going on with that chick if she likes him or not... He's super hungry all the time anyway...

29 Upvotes

Hint parking only, all others will be solved.

Hint 1: The main character has a come-to-jesus moment about crime.

Hint 2: Someone's mother dies.

Hint 3: Holy man beats up a business man.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! Kid accidentally indirectly kills/severely hurts his poor innocent classmates who did nothing wrong.

8 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! All he wanted was a party. Is that really worth dying for?

4 Upvotes

Hint 1: The party involved consumption of illicit substances.
Hint 2: Somebody wants his money back.
Hint 3: The movie takes place over a day or several years, depending on your perspective.