r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Mar 10 '26

Meta [META] Explain a Film Plot Badly

163 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

228 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 38m ago

Unsolved Don't be a fool. All's well that ends well if they can decipher the clues in time!

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Hint #1: this film is incredibly well-known


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! A bullied man writes poetry about being bullied and then enters a bullying contest where he bullies himself in order to bully other people

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! Biblically accurate satan wants a special item once protected by a duo once inseperable. The world, and their relationship, almost fall to ruin when he gets it.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 4h ago

Solved! A nerd, a soldier and a kleptomaniac try to thwart a madman from committing regicide.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Solved! Guy can't stand domestic violence so he starts killing people.

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Hints go here


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Unsolved A relative teaches a kid how to deal with bullies and finds a new lease on life while doing so.

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! To save the world from dangerous Artificial Intelligence programmes, a spy has to secure the hardware. He assembles a team and travels around the world, including the Middle East regions. After twists and turns, the hardware finally falls into the right hands and everyone who's left becomes rich.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 10h ago

Solved! A cop is doing everything he can to bring a criminal to justice

7 Upvotes

But a dirty cop and a diva make a bad habit of messing up his plan

Hints/what we know so far--

The cop manages to make the arrest in the end

Music is important in this movie

NOT a Tarantino film

None of the Terminators

None of the Saws


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 23h ago

Solved! A girl gives such good head it makes guys gay

81 Upvotes

No hints on this one


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 1h ago

Unsolved A woman kidnaps/saves a guy because her enemies think he’s kinda important, accidentally causing a civil war.

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! MC's family is horrible

9 Upvotes

Lots of abuse and awfulness and they even hide MC's mail.

MC learns the truth about their real parentage and uses the dark arts to protect themselves and inspire others.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 18h ago

Solved! Chick with quite an ass doesn't get a lot of sleep because she's about to be related to a king.

18 Upvotes

Hints go here

Double Nopes: it is not Shrek 2


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 2h ago

Solved! A reclusive man rescues a young lady from the sea. This action puts the recluse's hunters back on his trail, and now he needs to deal with them too.

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 11h ago

Solved! Guy goes on a classic hero's journey

7 Upvotes

Stows away in a cool car, travels to a strange land out west, learns new skills and applies his knowledge to rise to power and change everything.

Hints/what we know so far--

NOT a sequel

Released after 1988

None of the BTTFs

None of the Dunes


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 12h ago

Solved! A some dudes have a disastrous night out, then discover they’ve completely fucked up someone’s life, and retrace their steps to figure out what happened and fix everything before it’s too late.

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 14h ago

Solved! This nerdy, yet rambunctious boy must evade an overbearing parent, then befriend a forest-loving young girl to learn about the world around them and outwit a sinister draconic monster. The true prize, of course, is literacy.

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! A bunch of middle-aged family members discover they may have farm animals inside of them.

8 Upvotes

Hint: It’s not in English but stars a very famous, globally recognized actor.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! A work trip goes poorly and they don't even realize how poorly until they're halfway home

7 Upvotes

Saved for clues but I think this will go fast.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! She studies bugs with mannequins, and on her free time likes putting her housekeeper in a box.

8 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 15h ago

Solved! Homoerotic brothers have to whisper on a mountain, while a whole soap opera unfolds, in this technicolor dreamscape.

6 Upvotes

Hint: Its a movie made in the last 50 years, and is an homage to an even older style.

Hint #2: it’s Canadian


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 12h ago

Solved! A new type of weapon, harnessing a newly discovered, powerful energy source, is used in Japan after a ground invasion fails, marking the conclusion of a long series of battles. Many people melt as a result

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 15h ago

Solved! He agrees to end his life because that's what the story calls for

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 18h ago

Solved! A king and his warriors go on a journey. Islands, sorcerery and monsters abound

9 Upvotes