A couple of years ago, courtesy of our lord and savior, the internet, a trend emerged where people described a movie’s plot in the worst (or best) way possible. Enter #ExplainaFilmPlotBadly on Twitter. These seemingly obvious summaries wrap classics up into a single-sentence bow while often pointing out plot holes and other things that stick out—which, frankly, is the easiest way to hilariously explain a movie in just one sentence. Now that we’re officially in the new year, we’ve decided to apply this intrepid method to some of the best films of 2021.
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one liner summaries 2021
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'Last Night in Soho'
Doctor Who pimps out Olenna Tyrell so she kills all his clients before a designer travels back in time to rip off ‘60s fashion because a simple Google search will not do.
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'Dune'
Hot extremist gets full custody of a teenager who claims he can see the future.
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'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'
A 24-year-old’s dad tries to kill him for being a valet.
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
A teenager gets outed and then lies to his girlfriend.
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'The Suicide Squad'
Pete Davidson doesn’t know what a dog looks like and pays the ultimate price.
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'Don't Look Up'
Jennifer Lawrence gets a bad fringe, humanity reacts in kind, and everyone dies.
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'Free Guy'
Man creates artificial intelligence to get laid and gets the A.I.’s sloppy seconds.
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'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
A dog walker runs really fast for personal and professional clout.
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'The Power of the Dog'
A closeted rancher is most likely a cat person.
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'No Time to Die'
A man shows up to work five times in fifteen years and then retires after they give his job to someone else.
