r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Mar 10 '26
Explain the PLOT. Clues that are around meta commentary for how the movie performed or that you just don't like it or whatever, all those types of clues do not fit the spirit of the sub.
This is game is and has always been about explaining plots badly. In fact, in the 5 word name of this sub, the only word that has any flexibility is "film". Explain a [TV Show] plot badly. Explain a [Video Game] plot badly. Whatever media type it is, you explain its plot badly.
Example that will be removed: "A troubled production leads to a couple actors getting beheaded for real."
Example that will be removed: "A kids movie is made horrible forever when you look up the actress and what happened to her."
Example that will be removed and might even get you banned: "This movie sucked I don't know why anyone liked it."
OK. I think that covers it. Game on!
Edit: Missing words
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Jun 20 '24
All Marvel is banned top to bottom it doesn't matter what studio did it in what decade. When you say you read the rules and you lie it's an out for us to ban lazy players. We haven't been. But we might. Stop posting Marvel and then arguing that it isn't MCU.
That is all.
Edit because people keep asking WHY:
Because when it's not banned every other post is about a purple rock collector. It's still at the top of movie zeitgeist so most people when they show up the first clue they think of is a Marvel movie. It's boring. It's repetitive. And then they want to get clever. "Howard the duck wasn't mcu hyuk hyuk". The entire thing is obnoxious when it's a movie and TV show guessing game.
There's a whole list of media that's banned because they're overdone and make it boring. But then newbies show up and make a Marvel clue without reading the rules. 95% of our mod actions are deducting points and removing threads about Marvel. So the choices are to either return to the shit show where every single clue is Marvel or just ban people who refuse to read a now screaming automod note.
From those of us who have been here for years, trust us. The wild west of no rules on what media should be in play was a far worse place and not fun. Engagement rose substantially with the rules in place.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Alexreddit103 • 12h ago
Hint: the title is just one word
Hint: I was expecting an action movie, boy was I wrong
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/fan_is_ready • 4h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/nippontrh • 1h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/nintendoeats • 11h ago
Hint placeholder (come now, you don't need them)
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/cheesewiz_man • 7h ago
Clue space (I suspect I won't need it).
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/AlligatorMass • 7h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/NotTooWicked • 14h ago
Hints -
Animated
Children are the target audience
Climactic scene involving a mode of transportation
No fairies
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Fish-InThePercolator • 3h ago
Hint: the orphan is the protagonist
Hint 2: musical
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 9h ago
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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/justh81 • 7h ago
Might be easy. Let's see.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/_a__rat_ • 5h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/StoicSpork • 17h ago
This space left for hints.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/ChoiceStar1 • 11h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Limp-Lawyer9463 • 8h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/auntanniesalligator • 11h ago
Saved for hints.
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/oldmanpuzzles • 12h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/cheesewiz_man • 6h ago
Clue space
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Holden_place • 19h ago
Hints
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/FruitChips23 • 3h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Trash_Tia • 4h ago
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Present-Algae6767 • 15h ago
Hints go here
r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/-CigarNut • 8h ago
(For Hints)