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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).

#1

Lord Of The Rings

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Autumn
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally watching lord of the rings when I saw this!

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    #4

    The Revenant

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    Sangfroid
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where is global warming when you need it?

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    #5

    Harry Potter

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    AmandaPanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boy learns magic, but in the end he is still the same height as he was when he first started at Hogwarts

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    #6

    Beauty And The Beast

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    #7

    Star Wars: Episode V

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    #9

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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    #11

    Sleeping Beauty

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    #12

    Harry Potter

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    #15

    The Chronicles of Narnia

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    #16

    Friends

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    #19

    Beauty and the Beast

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    #20

    Batman Vs Superman

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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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    #22

    Every Adam Sandler Movie

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    PamelaBeuret
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created 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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    #25

    Star Wars: Episode VI

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    #26

    Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone

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    MaiNgô
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought Potter's eyes are green @@

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    #28

    Speed

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    #29

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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    #30

    Deadpool

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    CJay M (They-them)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just covering some rude comments:) don’t mind me!

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    #31

    Nightmare On Elm Street

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    Meadow Emma
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It feels good that its below the Deadpool one.

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    #32

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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    #33

    Grease

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    #34

    Star Wars: Episode VI

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    #35

    The Dark Knight

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created 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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    Claire Beko
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait, are his eyes different colors!? i never noticed that!

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    #37

    Forest Gump

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    blugeagua
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created 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

    Twilight

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    SarahGarland
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created 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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    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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    #42

    Twilight

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    #43

    The Human Centipede

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    #44

    The Maze Runner: The Death Cure

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    #45

    The Matrix

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    #46

    Frozen

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created 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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    ADayInTheLife
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Clever Username
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember, it's called "Explain a film plot BADLY".

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    Nora Reynolds
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Divorced man discovers his love for drag. Looses custody of his kids****

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    #49

    Star Wars: Episode VII

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    #50

    Star Wars: Episode I

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    #52

    Taken

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    #53

    Babe

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    #54

    Spiderman

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    Anton Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created 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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    Anton Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created 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..

    #56

    Star Wars: Episode VII

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    #57

    Mean Girls

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    #60

    Bridge To Terabithia

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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

    The Notebook

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    Sean Yu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created 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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    #62

    Star Wars: Episode VII

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    #63

    Star Wars: Episode VI

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    #64

    The Dark Knight

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