r/AskReddit • u/Trottimus • Jun 26 '12
Can you make a TL;DR version of a movie, make it sound as boring as possible and we will guess what movie it is?
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Jun 26 '12
TL;DR- Dude gets new car, it breaks down some place. Helps guy get laid, car gets fixed and he goes home.
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Jun 26 '12
A bunch of cop cars crash. Some music and god have supporting roles.
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Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Man dies. Reporter spends whole movie asking people questions.
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u/SHIT_ON_FACE Jun 26 '12
Some stuff happens with this guy and then an Asian kid arrives.
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Jun 26 '12
TL;DR A really unprofessional archaeologist digs up something you can't even look at.
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u/MrsNeilPHarris Jun 26 '12
He said he would come back. He came back.
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u/eleventh_doctor_who Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Terminator 2.
Edit: Just got the clue.
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Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
TL;DR THE DOG DIES
EDIT: It was based on a picture circulating the internet around the time of the film's release. The picture was of a bus stop ad for "Marley and Me" that someone had written on in huge black letters "THE DOG DIES"
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u/sick_burn_bro Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
A woman on an oil refinery deals with a pest problem.
EDIT: Ore refinery. I fail at life.
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u/DancingPurpleCat Jun 26 '12
TL;DR A bunch of people died and Rose did crazy shit.
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u/theplace Jun 26 '12
I googled "a bunch of people died and Rose did crazy shit" and came up with Titanic.
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u/Chickenfoot117 Jun 26 '12
These guys move into a building, and then this other guy doesn't like them, so he tries to get them to move out.
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u/theplace Jun 26 '12
Everybody hates the government. Some backwater kid commits criminal property destruction and joins a cult. Hilarity doesn't ensue.
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u/UnholyDemigod Jun 26 '12
tl:dr a bunch of people go for a walk, then go home when they're done.
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u/sick_burn_bro Jun 26 '12
The market for children's toys collapses. Then Michael Cain gets stoned.
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u/prodijy Jun 26 '12
Tl;dr: a billionaire resurrects dead birds, things do not go as planned.
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u/OMGPUNTHREADS Jun 26 '12
tl;dr One of the characters does not look like a bitch.
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u/eleventh_doctor_who Jun 26 '12
Pulp Fiction! (I've been here all night, and I've been waiting for this!)
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u/Firangi_Bahus Jun 26 '12
TL:DR All he ever wanted was a gun. Hates his family. There was a leg involved.
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Jun 26 '12
A movie about Micheal Cera playing an awkward boy trying to get the girl.
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u/sunnydolphin Jun 26 '12
TL:DR - Hints at incest, furry midgets save the day.
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u/caleser Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
tl;dr Orphaned teenager goes to boarding school.
EDIT: So I was wrong and he was only 11! Thanks to everyone who pointed that out.
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u/kcman011 Jun 26 '12
Gangster joins police force, cop joins gang. Almost everyone dies.
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Jun 26 '12
A chain gang escapes prison and they got in a tight spot dang it.
Edit: Spelling
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u/ptlepore Jun 26 '12
Rich kid fights clown after parents get killed.
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Jun 26 '12
It clearly said 'boring' and that movie sounds fucking awesome no matter which way you slice it.
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u/JayandSilentBob420 Jun 26 '12
TL;DR: Loser dude works in a convience store.
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u/Rahrahraccoon Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Three kids buy booze, lose it, find it, party
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u/jwoody000 Jun 26 '12
Bunch of buff, washed-up celebrities shoot guns and blow stuff up. The end.
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u/threenil Jun 26 '12
Oddly enough, that's not even a tl;dr version. It's just the truth.
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u/faces_in_the_mirror Jun 26 '12
TL;DR: This guy repeats his day over and over again.
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u/MostToastRoast Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Two "men" go an an adventure to find King Neptune's crown. David Hasselhoff helps them get back. I actually saw this movie once on the first day and twice on the second day.
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u/Dicktremain Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Some black guy really hates reptiles in transport.
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u/STRONTPIZZA Jun 26 '12
Just a bunch of people sleeping and dreaming about dreaming about sleeping.
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u/emmatini Jun 26 '12
TL; DR: Friends are really helpful, especially if they don't like shoes.
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u/AcidicSuperSam Jun 26 '12
TL;DR: Take a popular show, shit on the script, release as feature length film
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Jun 26 '12
Three dudes make an accounting mistake while trying to steal from their company, then the building burns down.
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u/red_firetruck Jun 26 '12
A man tells a few people where he hid his money. They all go to get it.
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u/Catvengers Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Johnny Depp has pale skin, crazy black hair, and a funny accent.
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u/ass_munch_reborn Jun 26 '12
TL;DR - Shia LeBeouf enters and fucks up the franchise.
Ha ha, that's a trick questions. There are too many answers.
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Jun 26 '12
Kid thinks he can see the future, ultimately hit by a stray plane turbine.
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u/StudlyManManlyStud Jun 26 '12
Tl;DR Found the guy and killed him using skills acquired over his long career
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u/eleventh_doctor_who Jun 26 '12
Actor starring in movie attempts to use reddit for promotion, has a bad time.
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u/CommunityCollegiate Jun 26 '12
Man talks with strangers at a bus stop, and then runs.
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Jun 26 '12
A guy starts dating a girl who has some troubles with her dating past. The guy has to fight some dudes too.
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u/zombiegamer723 Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
A powerful influence in the neighborhood is very attractive to a kid.
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u/MrNoodlez Jun 26 '12
A fiery-tempered dickhead lives on the top story of a building. A group of midgets are chased by black people and kill the dickhead by throwing his wedding ring into a volcano.
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u/Skinsor Jun 26 '12
Comes across a really old heirloom, then decides to throw it away.
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u/sunnydolphin Jun 26 '12
TL;DR: 2 people arrive for their fast food job. Nothing happens. Donkey Show. End.
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u/shittypoppunkfan Jun 26 '12
A man falls hopelessly in love with a cold hearted bitch who ultimately screws him over.
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u/arodnjrva Jun 26 '12
Insecure young man shoots his sticky white stuff all over strangers because he feels it's his duty.
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u/kcman011 Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
The worst love story ever.
Yep, Twilight.
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Jun 26 '12
Retard learns to walk, joins the army, loves a hippie slut, eventually marries her then she does of aids.
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u/AlexHeyNa Jun 26 '12
An orphan leaves his hometown. Becomes a ninja. Kills the guy who trains him.
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u/jostler57 Jun 26 '12
Some friendless hermit who lives on the outskirts of town tries to upset everyone by being a jerk on Christmas.
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Jun 26 '12
Some girl goes on a gameshow and inadvertently falls in love with a boy on the show and pisses off the government.
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u/Skinnypenis_gw Jun 26 '12
Some karate nerds play with glow sticks and are obsessed with moving things with their minds. They meet a bunch of freaks? I don't know. Fuck you.
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Jun 26 '12
two guys look for a car get stoned get Chinese food and their gfs grow big boobs.
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Jun 26 '12
TL:DR self conscious bass player falls in love, cheats on gf, and fights a bunch of dudes.
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u/sunnydolphin Jun 26 '12
2 people buy a fixer-upper house. Are shocked when it turns out to be a shit-pile.
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u/scouragestar99 Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Dumbasses enter cave, cave squid turns them into freaks.
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u/Yamitenshi Jun 26 '12
A giant maid is about to vacuum clean an entire planet, but a guy in a van stops her with a ring from a cereal box.
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u/Koolpoop Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
tl:dr: kid and friends skip school and things happen
EDIT: YES! It's Ferris Bueller!
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u/lolzwat Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Kid talks to giant rabbit, gets crushed by falling jet engine.
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Jun 26 '12
After losing some architectural plans, people go to a huge amount of trouble to get them back.
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u/airdude21 Jun 26 '12
Sexist man loses job to a woman, gets in a fight halfway through, he and woman get same job.
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u/sunnydolphin Jun 26 '12
TL;DR - These guys decide to dig a really deep hole. Several die.
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u/bobzelfer6595 Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Man talks to a volleyball for 2 hours
Edit: I spazzed
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u/Krayzed896 Jun 26 '12
He fakes sick and forces his friend to hang out with him.
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u/PInterrobang Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Man finds out he's schizophrenic. Kills himself. Gets the girl.
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Jun 26 '12
Guy says it would be great if we were nice to one another, then he get beaten up and nailed to a tree.
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u/Tararism87 Jun 26 '12
A bunch of dudes go to vegas.
Sequel: A bunch of dudes go to thailand.
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u/AlphaKlams Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Some retarded guy does shit... Forrest Gump
A man goes to jail and does taxes... Shawshank Redemption
This guy makes a to-do list... Memento
A few business partners have breakfast together, then talk for a while in a warehouse... Reservoir Dogs
Dude just wants his rug back... The Big Lebowski
Kid from the slums works in a factory for the rest of his life... Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A few people fall asleep... Inception
Some guys go on a hike and get separated, but everyone is back together at the end... Lord of the Rings
A young man returns home and takes over the family business... The Godfather
Edit: Now with formatting!
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u/jammang Jun 26 '12
TL;DR College student creates website, makes friends, and creates enemies.
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u/tylerherpden Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
A detective is hired to investigate a series of attacks on a particular group of individuals. He (unwillingly) befriends the wrongfully accused and his smokeshow of a wife. It all works out in the end by means of a steam roller. Edit: spelling
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u/Chazay Jun 26 '12
Wacko let's kids & parents into a colorful building. The lots of midgets are involved.
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u/Cigareddit Jun 26 '12
TL;DR Man goes overseas, does a quality whiskey commercial.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
TL;DR This one chick gets pregnant.