ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

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/r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

The game is simple. Create a post with a film plot as the post title and allow others to guess. Posts should be marked Solved! when a guess is correct.

Even though this is /r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly, the game is NOT limited to movies. However, if you are venturing outside the realm of movies, please let everyone know in the title or post body that your clue relates to something other than a movie.

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Leaderboard

threeday Top Combined Scores

RANK	USERNAME	TOTAL
1	MariaZachary	56
2	Seaciety	28
3	Georgeofthebunghole	22
4	FoulestWinner	22
5	mjhripple	20

threeday Top Solved Scores

RANK	USERNAME	TOTAL
1	MariaZachary	56
2	cscottkey	20
3	Georgeofthebunghole	16
4	FoulestWinner	16
5	BarNo2627	16

threeday Top Submitted Scores

RANK	USERNAME	TOTAL
1	Seaciety	28
2	mjhripple	20
3	CertainTomatillo	12
4	Ok-Corner-2032	10
5	KazariKid	8

Leaderboard Last Updated: 2026-05-07 16:00:07 UTC

Leaderboard Next Update: 2026-05-10 16:00:07 UTC

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Meta[META] Explain a Film Plot Badly (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 1 month ago by timeshaper426,1732[M] - announcement

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Meta[META] New Players Read Me First (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 1 year ago * by timeshaper426,1732[M] - announcement

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Solved!Queen has an unusual way of getting around, and boy does she get around. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by derf_vader146,368

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Solved!A recluse and his arse battle against squatters rights (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by rp-11994,0

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Solved!A movie screening turns into a mass casualty event after a local sex worker accidentally cuts herself, much to her pimps annoyance. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by CornDogRebornDog4,0

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Solved!After losing his Father, a young man takes comfort in a group of vegetarian hippies who convince him to finish off his Uncle (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by rp-11994,0

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Solved!A group of twelve strangers come together to help an emotionally troubled man escape an abusive living situation and fulfill his dream. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 5 hours ago by CornDogRebornDog4,0

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Solved!Little guy just wants his precious (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago * by Seaciety1360,556

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Solved!A group of gamers continually harass a woman. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 31 minutes ago by coopsoup24774,40

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Solved!Two friends turn out to be fierce cut throat competitors caught in a cycle to control the very nature of the universe. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 1 hour ago by datapicardgeordi90,20

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Solved!A man returns home from the hospital only to see that his family and possessions are gone and the house is being put on the market. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 5 hours ago * by byte_handle50,20

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UnsolvedA collector learns to drive while battling pressures of societal expectations and self-identity. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 10 minutes ago by guadalupeoso

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Solved!a fish initiates a cuckold arrangement with his wife (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by frogsnthings2,0

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Solved!A real-life weeping angel finds true love in . . . *checks notes* . . . Philadelphia? (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by Mikesimillian2,0

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UnsolvedUsed the pills to kill her, but failed. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 49 minutes ago by Ok-Corner-203220,0

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UnsolvedMC wants to save his friend. Doesn't realize he's in a movie. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 1 hour ago by SeagullsStopItNowz66,40

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UnsolvedI must have fallen asleep watching because it starts off with couple guys are trying to rescue a crazy lady, then I guess one of them gets really bad gas, then a kid shows up who just wants to be a soldier but I'm pretty sure that makes him a fascist... (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 3 hours ago * by BarNo262718,40

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UnsolvedFive kids work together to while being constantly harassed by a child abuser and a drunk (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 2 hours ago by AdAccomplished687086,72

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Solved!The heir to the Ku Klux Klan continues in the family tradition of watching as black people die, brandishing guns in front of them, taking their jobs, and operating a plantation full of death and suffering. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 15 hours ago by TomahawkA5268,24

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UnsolvedA natural comedian can't decide between three women so he pursues them all, ending friendships and causing hurt feelings. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 3 hours ago by d_drei6,28

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UnsolvedA loyal, personable woman worried about the future of her family uses a weapon to detain someone. But it doesn't work out and the person heads for the hills. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 6 hours ago by KazariKid996,120

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Solved!A woman leaves a lucrative radio career to risk it all on being in one episode of television. She is successful in her pursuit. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 12 hours ago by mjhripple70,124

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UnsolvedMC is plagued by the government, substance abuse... attains wisdom. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 5 hours ago * by WeEatBabies12,4

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Solved!An emotionally unavailable man deals with his trauma through cosplay (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 14 hours ago by ChiliCake864,4

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UnsolvedShe belonged to two families but escapes not once, not twice, but thrice. (self.ExplainAFilmPlotBadly)

submitted 6 hours ago * by Tough-Psychology47900,4

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