r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 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


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • Jun 20 '24

Meta [META] New Players Read Me First

239 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 • • 6h ago

Solved! A guy's plan gets ruined by an Angel

19 Upvotes

Hint 1: The Angel is not a literal Angel

Popular incorrect guesses: It's A Wonderful Life, Rent, Constantine, Hot Fuzz, City of Angels, All Dogs Go to Heaven 1&2, Michael


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 7h ago

Solved! In this 100% true documentary the camera lingers for us to gawk at privation, starvation, terror,and multiple deaths inflicted by various terrifying creatures.

13 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 7h ago

Unsolved Trauma causes man to become homicidal

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 6h ago

Solved! Halloween Horror

4 Upvotes

Halloween prank goes badly. Kid gets treated well after almost dying. Finds a new favorite song. Goes to Lover's lane. Brother catches pneumonia. Lots of fuss over some rings. "Uncle" loves the song and cliffhangers.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 8h ago

Solved! Guy struggles to get his jewelry back

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 11h ago

Solved! Dude has great working relationships all around except for that one guy who won’t shut up. There’s also that dude who wants him fired from everywhere and everything

7 Upvotes

Yes it’s the one you’re thinking of


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1h ago

Solved! One immigrant spends his life trying to kill another immigrant and finally succeeds. Discovers that wasn’t what he wanted and tries to replace him. He get’s what he actually wanted by getting rid of the replacement.

• Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 15h ago

Solved! A series of important phonecalls

11 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 8h ago

Solved! Guy takes a very roundabout way to end up exactly where he started.

3 Upvotes

Hints if needed


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 11h ago

Solved! A man takes up gardening because he’s terrible with women.

4 Upvotes

Hints go here:

  1. The garden never blooms
  2. He takes great pride in his work, despite the lack of growth
  3. He’s unusually committed to maintaining appearances
  4. Women’s appearances

  5. His screenplay is a lot closer to reality than anyone realizes, though neither his film nor this film played in theaters


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 10h ago

Solved! Lunatic tricks a group of people into coming to his deadly fortress

2 Upvotes

Hints may be available


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 8h ago

Solved! A man boldly announces his intent to combine a writing tool and a fruit

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 14h ago

Solved! Hot chick meets a childhood crush, gets wet for him, then changes

8 Upvotes

Hints if needed


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 14h ago

Unsolved A clever solicitor inserts himself into a wealthy widow’s late husband’s will reading and takes a very lucrative and prestigious job he is unqualified for, loses said job to a rival, and then sabotages the rival’s project to get his job back… somehow everything turns out okay.

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 4h ago

Solved! An unhappy couple decides to try again with the support of family, friends, and an unexpected new therapist in this holiday flick.

1 Upvotes

- Reserved for hints


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 15h ago

Solved! A dude works at an amusement park but somehow ends up leading a revolution, becoming The Chosen One, and getting the girl of his dreams... All with a can of spray paint and the power of audacity. But he still works at a park.

7 Upvotes

Hints go here.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 10h ago

Unsolved A guy with height issues fights a billionaire.

1 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 11h ago

Solved! A guy with anger issues ends up dating a bowler because he can’t scrap a car.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 11h ago

Solved! Good looking dude sets off on a dangerous mission.

2 Upvotes

He picks up some cool new technology from a witty nerd before he hits the road (he's off to another country for this one). He takes orders from his superiors but does things his own way. He's been doing this a long time and people know him. Also obviously there are beautiful women falling from the sky for him. He succeeds but the women don't get a happy ending.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 8h ago

Solved! A minor celeb goes to get help, gets sidetracked over and over, but ends up saving the day anyway... I guess? Maybe he was full of crap and didn't do anything?

1 Upvotes

Hints go here, I guess. Or maybe I'm full of crap and I won't put any hints here.

Hints:

  1. Live action, but there are some creatures. I'm not sure if puppetry effects were involved, though.

  2. There's some time weirdness, but nobody is stuck in a time loop.

  3. Not a sci-fi space movie, but the main characters do leave the Earth.

  4. Nobody travels to another solar system.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 1d ago

Solved! A zealot, a lepidopterist, and a faux zombie conspire to frame a fallen angel for a crime he didn't commit so that they can steal a fruit from a space hanger.

44 Upvotes

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 21h ago

Solved! Nice survival shelter, would be a shame if something involving cryptids happened to it.

10 Upvotes

Hint 1: something happened to it.


r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • • 18h ago

Solved! A fat guy crashes a tournament, later becomes a hero.

4 Upvotes

I may provide hints.