With Hollywood raining sequel after sequel upon us (we’ll talk more about this soon), being a movie buff gets a little exhausting sometimes. Thanks to the power of Twitter and bored people with an Internet connection, #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly is here to help you differentiate between the abused oft-reprised roles and their instalments on the silver screen.
We rounded up the best of the worst summaries but, of course, here’s a warning: spoiler alert!
An iceberg is badly damaged in a hit-and-run. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
— Stephen Boylan (@SteveBoylan) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Paranoid billionaire afraid of immigrant pic.twitter.com/mCKj8zfg6C
— Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) December 13, 2015
A dad has to go pick up his daughter #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/8keA6LhA7j
— Catholic Swag (@Swag_Catholic) December 14, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Father reunites with long lost son, wants him to take over the family business pic.twitter.com/8hvHseel8Z
— Mitchell Poppe (@MitchellPoppe) December 13, 2015
The one where Jennifer Aniston lost her man in front of the world. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/fUW8MlLrL5
— kelz (@kelechnekoff) December 13, 2015
After the death of her parents, a young socialite causes millions in property damage. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/JHx0By67IN
— Honest Toddler (@HonestToddler) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Guy on drugs wins the war by throwing a frisbee. pic.twitter.com/7OWCJAmRbh
— Scott Niswander (@ScottNiswander) December 13, 2015
A piece of jewellery causes over 10,000 deaths #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/iDV99HPAkG
— laureindeer (@melisxndre) December 13, 2015
A group of friends decides to spend less time online. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/yRcnFYUqkF
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) December 13, 2015
Two FBI agents dress as Iggy Azalea to catch some kidnappers #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/TR7OCliWdY
— Ahmed | Lady Gaga (@GagaTWLorde) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Wealthy woman exploits proletarian for her own benefit, not stopping until he is dead. pic.twitter.com/OYnP6xviqy
— Nick Mamatas (@NMamatas) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Unsuspecting boy is seduced by a creepy old loner into a game of crime, terrorism, and incest pic.twitter.com/h0bRTdvfdw
— neontaster (@neontaster) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Cultural appropriation in space pic.twitter.com/hgnWswoPPV
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) December 13, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Lets Ignore Why Piracy Exists And Just Stereotype And Demonise A Whole Country pic.twitter.com/wRCEy7Jscj
— Banterlope (@adaynur_96) December 13, 2015
A guy learns to love a girl without her Instagram filters. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/xM0k8LRXP8
— Khadi (@KhadiDon) December 13, 2015
Father searches for his kidnapped disabled child after the rest of his family is murdered #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/XceXLRUsow
— Merry Rozier (@ColeyMick) December 13, 2015
man child learns to be adult #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/Rp9MgRmDPG
— MattG (@MattG124) December 13, 2015
Stockholm syndrome works. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/nuYKOeneYD
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 13, 2015
Small town Doctor brings 3 people closer together #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/I0kJZVkxsh
— JayRay (@nostalgicfrolic) December 14, 2015
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly girl has to pretend she’s a man to be taken seriously pic.twitter.com/xWPbgaxke2
— martinellispapi (@jenorca) December 13, 2015
Drugged up lunatic slowly kills children in front of their parents #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/L18YWeJm0Q
— Sam Patterson (@iSamPatterson) December 13, 2015
An older man with blue balls convinces a minor to rub his lamp. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/UWUF0nSJ1E
— Andrew Husband (@AndrewHusband) December 13, 2015
Still my favorite example of #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/GJi4VE8gZF
— John Groves (@jfgroves) December 13, 2015
Got your own so-bad-it’s-good summary? Tweet at us @DANamicORG with the hashtag #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly!