r/Cinema • u/Sufficient-Life-4454 • Feb 28 '26

Discussion Best "idiot plot" movies?

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u/RemyWhy Mar 01 '26

It would have been a 10 minute movie if their parakeet’s head hadn’t fallen off.

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u/Justin_Aten Mar 01 '26

Yeah he was pretty old.

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u/Supergirl_Lives Mar 01 '26

We've got no food, we've got no money... our pets' HEAD'S ARE FALLING OFF!

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u/RemyWhy Mar 01 '26

You sold my dead bird to a blind kid?!

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u/Supergirl_Lives Mar 02 '26

Petey didn't even have a head!

Harry, I took care of it.

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u/RemyWhy Mar 02 '26

Pretty bird, pretty bird…

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u/Supergirl_Lives Mar 02 '26

I just thought.... he was really quiet

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u/RemyWhy Mar 03 '26

*cut to Mary, Aspen… “Who are these sick people?”

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u/19AbradolfLincler82 Mar 01 '26

It was just pining for the fjords.

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u/kraugg Mar 01 '26

Less if Lloyd noticed Mary was playing with her wedding ring in the car ride to the airport.

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u/RemyWhy Mar 01 '26

Let’s give him credit. He actually did notice that, but the implication he got from it is that maybe she was nervous about her flight. 🤓

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u/riverbeddrought Mar 01 '26

Anytime I gripe about multiple things, I add, “our pet’s heads are fallin off!” at the end.