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Quick, describe the Narnia movie plot in just one sentence. “Kid comes out of the closet,” you say? Technically true, but let’s try this again, this time for The Wizard Of Oz and its elements of the plot. “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.” The perfect children’s movie, right?

These funny plot summary examples were part of the Twitter trend called 'Explain a film plot badly,' and though it does no justice to the popular movies, it’s absolutely hilarious! And no, no movie is safe from these hilariously inaccurate descriptions—from Twilight to the Harry Potter saga, every flick gets its fair share.

And what started as a happy accident took the internet by storm. Scroll down below to check our compilation of the best bad movie descriptions, and if these are not enough for you, there are many more on Twitter (X now).

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#1

Twilight

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#2

Lord Of The Rings

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Final score:
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally watching lord of the rings when I saw this!

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#3

Titanic

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Final score:
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#4

The Revenant

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Final score:
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#5

Harry Potter

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Final score:
190points
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boy escapes cupboard, then goes to a castle, then uses a stick to kill a pale man with no nose!

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Yeah, I couldn't help wondering why Harry's girlfriend doesn't appear in the last battle.

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#6

Beauty And The Beast

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#7

Star Wars: Episode V

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Final score:
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#8

Forrest Gump

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Final score:
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#9

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Final score:
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#10

Home Alone II

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Final score:
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#11

Sleeping Beauty

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Final score:
163points
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#12

Harry Potter

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Final score:
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#13

Shrek

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Khadi Don Report

Final score:
154points
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#14

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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Final score:
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#15

The Chronicles of Narnia

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Final score:
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#16

Friends

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Final score:
135points
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#17

Mulan

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Emily Davis Report

Final score:
131points
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#18

The Shining

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Jan Mieszkowski Report

Final score:
129points
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#19

Beauty and the Beast

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Final score:
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#20

Batman Vs Superman

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Final score:
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What is the Poorly Explained Movie Game?

The fun doesn’t stop here! You can explain a film plot badly and make a game of it. How? Grab a few friends, select your favorite movies, and explain to them as a bad critic would. However, you can always cheat and use other people’s bad explanations if you get stuck. Nobody will notice if you steal some of these bad movie descriptions.
#21

The Dark Knight

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Final score:
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#22

Every Adam Sandler Movie

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Final score:
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*average man child learns to be an adult and gets the pretty lady

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#23

Inception

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Final score:
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#24

Nemo

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Final score:
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#25

Star Wars: Episode VI

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Final score:
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#26

Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone

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Final score:
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#27

The Martian

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Final score:
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#28

Speed

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Final score:
77points
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#29

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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Final score:
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#30

Deadpool

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Final score:
71points
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#31

Nightmare On Elm Street

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Final score:
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#32

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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Final score:
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#33

Grease

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Final score:
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#34

Star Wars: Episode VI

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Final score:
67points
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#35

The Dark Knight

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Final score:
64points
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does Batman have to wear a bat costume rather than something more practical and strong?

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#36

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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Final score:
62points
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#37

Forest Gump

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Jonathan Persaud Report

Final score:
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh. I despise the term "friend zone". What the hell is so wrong with just wanting to be friends? If anyone feels that a woman "owes" you a relationship and you're upset that she doesn't want to be anything more than a friend, then that just proves that you never actually liked her to begin with. Otherwise you would value your friendship with her and you would at least be happy that she is in your life, even if you do continue to just be friends.

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#38

Les Miserables

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Final score:
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#39

Twilight

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Final score:
55points
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old man spends all of free time pretending to be a teenager.

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#40

Her

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Final score:
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Where Can I Find Movie Descriptions?

Twitter isn't the only location for badly explained movie plots. With so many social media sites, Reddit seems to become the gathering location of bad descriptions. Particularly the subreddit group “ExplainAFilmPlotBadly.” People from all corners of the internet go there to explain a film plot badly and get praise for it.

#41

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

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Final score:
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#42

Twilight

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Final score:
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#43

The Human Centipede

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Final score:
42points
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#44

The Matrix

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Final score:
36points
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#45

The Maze Runner: The Death Cure

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#46

Frozen

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Final score:
34points
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meanwhile her sister seduces a young lad and destroys his sled.

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#47

Mrs. Doubtfire

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Final score:
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe people should learn the difference between being transgender and being in drag.

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#48

Skyfall

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Final score:
32points
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#49

Star Wars: Episode VII

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Final score:
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#50

Star Wars: Episode I

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Rachael Berkey Report

Final score:
29points
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#51

Avatar

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Final score:
28points
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#52

Taken

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Final score:
27points
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#53

Babe

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Final score:
26points
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#54

Spiderman

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Final score:
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While shooting his sticky white stuff all over buildings... and the public cheers when they see it..

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#55

Elf

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A grown man that's a creepy van away from being the perfectly horrible pedophile..

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#56

Star Wars: Episode VII

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Final score:
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#57

Mean Girls

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Final score:
22points
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#58

Aladdin

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#59

Taken

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Final score:
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#60

The Notebook

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Final score:
18points
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why is her shoulders hunched like she's a witch or something

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How Do You Describe the Plot of a Movie?

Think you can do better? Don’t be shy, and join other people. Since this community knows how to explain a film plot badly—don’t be afraid to fail. It’s the whole point of the conversation! The worse you make the plot, the harder it will be to guess. So, add you own obscure or famous movie summaries in the comments!
#61

Star Wars: Episode VII

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#62

Bridge To Terabithia

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Final score:
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#63

Star Wars: Episode VI

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Final score:
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#64

The Dark Knight

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