Plot explainers, recaps and story breakdowns for films and episodes. Written for two situations: catching up on something you half remember, and working out whether a story is worth your time before you commit an evening to it.
111 guides in Plot & Story. Browse the full archive at /plot-and-story/.
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- Superman II Most Memorable Scene Breakdown
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- No Time to Die Action Sequence Breakdown
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- The Lion King in 3D Confrontation Scene Breakdown
- A Wedding Most Quoted Scene Breakdown
- Stuck in the Suburbs Confrontation Scene Breakdown
- A History of Violence Action Sequence Breakdown
- Flood! Opening Sequence Breakdown
- Urban Legend Confrontation Scene Breakdown
- Cruella Most Quoted Scene Breakdown
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- Bridesmaids Confrontation Scene Breakdown
- Marathon Man Action Sequence Breakdown
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- Civil War Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Twisters True Story Explained: Is It Based On Real Tornado Science?
- Oppenheimer True Story Explained: What Really Happened?
- Anora Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Heretic Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Longlegs Killer Explained: What The Mystery Means
- The Conjuring: Last Rites True Story Explained
- The Conjuring: Last Rites Story Explained: What Is The New Case About?
- Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 Villains Explained: Which Animatronics Could Appear?
- Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 Story Explained: What Could Happen Next?
- Minecraft Movie Story Explained: What Is The Video Game Movie About?
- Lilo And Stitch Live-Action Story Explained
- How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action Story Explained
- Jurassic World Rebirth Villains Explained: What Is The Main Threat?
- Jurassic World Rebirth Story Explained: What Is The New Dinosaur Movie About?
- John Wick 5 Story Explained: How Could John Return?
- Mission: Impossible Next Movie Story Explained: What Could Happen To Ethan Hunt?
- Frozen 3 Story Explained: What Could Happen To Elsa And Anna?
- Batman Part II Story Explained: What Could Happen In Gotham?
- Superman Villains Explained: Who Could Challenge The Man Of Steel?
- Superman Movie Story Explained: What The New DC Film Is About
- Fantastic Four Villain Explained: Why Galactus Matters
- Avengers: Secret Wars Villains Explained: Who Could Appear?
- Avengers: Secret Wars Story Explained: What The Marvel Event Could Mean
- Avengers: Doomsday Villain Explained: Why Doctor Doom Matters
- Avengers: Doomsday Story Explained: What Could Happen In The MCU?
- Spider-Man 4 Story Explained: What Could Happen To Peter Parker?
- Toy Story 5 Story Explained: What Could Happen Next?
- Forbidden Fruits Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- The Bride! Story Explained: Is It Connected To Frankenstein?
- Voltron Movie Story Explained For New Fans
- Horizon: An American Saga True Story Explained: Is It Based On Real History?
- The Moment Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Exit 8 Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Swapped Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- The Perfect Neighbor True Story Explained: Is It Based On Real Events?
- The Drama Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Apex Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- Manitou’s Canoe Plot Explained Without Spoilers
- One Battle After Another Plot Explained Without Spoilers
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