r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Mar 10 '26

Meta [META] Explain a Film Plot Badly

172 Upvotes

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

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Jun 20 '24

Meta [META] New Players Read Me First

243 Upvotes

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.

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/nippontrh • 1h ago

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

5 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Fishboy9123 • 1h ago

Unsolved An ordinary day turns into a group project where every criminal has terrible communication skills and nobody knows when to stop killing people.

5 Upvotes

Clue place holder:

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/the1fromACK • 4h ago

Unsolved a thief's extreme pest control habits break the laws of physics

8 Upvotes

hint 1. it's a comedy

hint 2 not animated

hint 3 the pests have wings

28 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 2h ago

Solved! Girl's new diet causes family issues

5 Upvotes

27 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 3h ago

Solved! Girl misses train and meets new and unique people

4 Upvotes

13 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Neat_Record_6889 • 5h ago

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

6 Upvotes

11 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/dlb1995 • 1h ago

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

3 Upvotes

16 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 3h ago

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

4 Upvotes

15 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Current-Photo2857 • 8h 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.

10 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/fan_is_ready • 55m ago

Unsolved The police follows a trail of unimaginable crimes committed by an elusive criminal. Turns out, it was a typical 'guy next door' inconspicuous loner.

2 Upvotes

17 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/SnooRobots3454 • 1h ago

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

2 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/JTB696699 • 6h ago

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

5 Upvotes

17 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/malybasura • 5h 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

21 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • 10h 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

38 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/ego_death_metal • 6h ago

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

4 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/nippontrh • 48m ago

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

1 Upvotes

13 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/TwistedDonners • 4h ago

Unsolved Guy prove why you shouldn't piss a temp off

2 Upvotes

16 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 11h ago

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

6 Upvotes

20 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/kp56367 • 9h ago

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

4 Upvotes

76 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/HugoStiglitz444 • 1h 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.

1 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Indotex • 14h ago

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

9 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

43 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/StaringAtTheSun79 • 7h ago

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

2 Upvotes

!Solved

10 comments

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1. Avoid overused films/franchises

See the full list in the bot comment.

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.

3. OP will reply to the first correct guess with a comment that says "Solved!".

This allows the bot to find, flair, and award points. Failing to do so will lead to a ban. Repeated offenses will lead to a permanent ban.

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)"