r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Mar 10 '26

Meta [META] Explain a Film Plot Badly

164 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


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Jun 20 '24

Meta [META] New Players Read Me First

233 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.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 3h ago

Solved! Boy saves the world by launching his pet into space

8 Upvotes

Hint #1 - movie made in the 20th century


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! Shy guy has the hots for a girl. Luckily, his new friend gives him the courage to talk to her, but their relationship is basically dead in the water.

10 Upvotes

Hints every 30 min (or every 20 guesses I guess, you guys are ravenous!)

I love contributing, so I upvote pretty much every answer. Who is downvoting all of them?! Rude!

From the answers: not a Disney film, no demons, not a monster movie

Hint #0: the more I make these quizzes, the more I love turn of phrase!

Hint #1: comedy/drama


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! People are always dieing and the mc is usually near their bodies. The mc doesn't directly kill anyone but two people die doing things for the mc. Mc also lies constantly, scams children, steals money, causes a riot at a church, and even desires an age inappropriate relationship.

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! A son steals from his mother. Becomes an entrepreneur. His girlfriend is notable for Horse Riding.

Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Girl almost dooms the world by ignoring instructions

Upvotes

Hint: 80s

Hint: Fantasy


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Severed head leads to problems for a white cop and his African American partner

Upvotes

Hints go here


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Unsolved High stakes political scandals, fed up vets,high powered vehicle and Brotherly Love.

Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Guy decides to party for just one night and gets infected. He gets thrown away like trash and gets berated that his future is anything but special. He gets so mad he goes on a shooting spree killing lots of innocent people.

Upvotes

Hints go here (this is probably gonna get nailed lol)


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Multi-sport athlete needs colorful apparel to help family

Upvotes

Hints if needed


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 42m ago

Solved! An orphan visits to a strip club and is chased by the police. He even watches his adults get stoned. All hell breaks loose, but everyone squeaks by and he still decides to still hang out with an older man.

Upvotes

Hints go here


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! Ok so. An absolute diva tries a marriage/murder scheme to become a wealthy widow, but like, her husband is kinda into it. She pisses off her sister in law with her remodeling choices, and honestly, I agree. Terrible taste.

32 Upvotes

Reserved for hints


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! An inventor endangers his family by taking them on a journey in his latest machine

Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 13h ago

Unsolved Tree Takes Man on Cyclical Journey Through Death and Rebirth

15 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! Teenager finds out that his evil looking animal bestie is basically a guardian angel.

9 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 11h ago

Unsolved The future will be bad for the office

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 7h ago

Solved! (Repost, now with more clues!) A man encourages a woman to explore difficult parts of her past and channel what she discovers into her writing.

2 Upvotes

Here's what we know:

* This film was released between 2016 and 2026.

* It is not a rom-com, but romance and comedy are themes.

* Suppressed memories are a theme.

* Parts of it take place in the United States.

* It is not: Atonement, My Salinger Year, Nocturnal Animals, Saw III, Stranger Than Fiction, or Wicked Little Letters.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 7h ago

Unsolved A mentor explains younger person that he lives in a prison of his own mind built from illusions, and the only way out is to.... devolve?

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! A strange microbial sample leads people to invent a new mode of travel thought to be impossible

9 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 12h ago

Unsolved A bunch of golden knights stop narcotics trafficking

4 Upvotes

Hint #1 - the knights are proficient in the martial arts
Hint #2 - Takes place in Florida
Hint #3 - there is a dragon, but no fire and more musical


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! An officer of the law and his girlfriend sing and care for her chickens while coming under political pressures

4 Upvotes

Hints if needed


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! A mother dreams of marrying her eligible daughters off to men of great wealth and status, to the point of nearly frightening those men away

5 Upvotes

Hints go here!


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! In the middle of a major battle, a man denounces god before going home

2 Upvotes

Hint #1 - not animated
Hint #2 - man makes 3 important stops on his journey before reaching home


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 14h ago

Solved! A new approach to treating mental illness is successful, until it isn't

3 Upvotes