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Pejorative term in literary criticism
criticism, an idiot plot is a fictional storyline which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot", and where
Idiot_plot
1868–69 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Idiot (pre-reform Russian: Идіотъ; post-reform Russian: Идиот, romanized: Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.
The_Idiot
Gap or inconsistency in a storyline
long we've been rusting". Idiot plot Continuity (fiction) Deus ex machina Retroactive continuity "plot hole | Definition of plot hole in English by Oxford
Plot_hole
2004 studio album by Green Day
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2004, by Reprise Records. The album was produced
American_Idiot
1951 Japanese drama film
The Idiot (Japanese: 白痴, Hepburn: Hakuchi) is a 1951 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Eijirō Hisaita [ja]. It
The_Idiot_(1951_film)
2002 Indian film by Puri Jagannadh
Idiot: O Chanti Gaadi Prema Katha (lit. 'Idiot: Chanti's love story') is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action romantic comedy film which released on 22
Idiot_(2002_film)
Musical based on the Green Day album
American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory
American_Idiot_(musical)
1987 film directed by Emile Ardolino
of her character, while Roger Ebert gave it "Thumbs Down" due to its "idiot plot", calling it a "tired and relentlessly predictable story of love between
Dirty_Dancing
Film by Rick Rosenthal
notes that the plot of the sequel was rather simple: "The plot of Halloween II absolutely depends, of course, on our old friend the Idiot Plot, which requires
Halloween_II_(1981_film)
1993 film by Gary Ross
that's the case here. The movie may be built on subtle variations of the Idiot Plot, in which the characters skillfully avoid tripping over obvious conclusions
Dave_(film)
2006 film by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
what Roger Ebert called the "Idiot Plot", which requires characters to behave in unnatural ways for laughs or to force the plot forward, the comedy equivalent
You,_Me_and_Dupree
1997 American film
and affected movie in many a moon, a 114-minute demonstration of the Idiot Plot, in which everything could be solved with a few well-chosen words that
'Til_There_Was_You
American sitcom
God's Favorite Idiot is an American apocalyptic workplace comedy television series created by and starring Ben Falcone for Netflix. The series was supposed
God's_Favorite_Idiot
1999 American-Australian romantic comedy film
Neve Campbell's appeal but gave the film one star, saying it had "an Idiot Plot, in which no one ever says what obviously must be said to clear up the
Three_to_Tango
1990 film by Peter Hyams
example of "'The Idiot Plot' [which] is any plot that would be resolved in five minutes if everyone in the story were not an idiot." He gave the film
Narrow_Margin
2011 film by Jesse Peretz
Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer
Our_Idiot_Brother
1998 film by Lars von Trier
The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 black comedy drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the
The_Idiots_(1998_film)
17th episode of the 2nd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
episode has been given as an example of an idiot plot, with Dennis Bailey commenting that "none of the plot could have happened if all of the characters
Samaritan_Snare
2026 comedy film by Macon Blair
Idiots is a 2026 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Macon Blair. The film stars Dave Franco (who also produces the film), O'Shea Jackson
Idiots_(2026_film)
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)
his own prior example". The term "idiot plot", a story that only functions because almost everyone in it is an idiot, became well known through Knight's
Damon_Knight
2022 film by Rambhala
Idiot is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language parody comedy horror film directed by Rambhala and produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The film
Idiot_(2022_film)
1975 Doctor Who serial
finding some deficiencies in the storyline, which he referred to as an idiot plot. Muir praised the conceit of frightening, android duplicates of familiar
The_Android_Invasion
2001 novel by C. J. Cherryh
the storyline, the endless treks back and forth across the desert, as "Idiot-Plot circumbendibus", adding that it "walks in its own bitter water". A New
Hammerfall_(novel)
"An Idiot Abroad" Recap: "Brazil"". splitsider.com. Slamon, Joey. "An Idiot Abroad Recap: "Peru"". splitsider.com. IMDb Plot Summary for "An Idiot Abroad"
List of An Idiot Abroad episodes
List_of_An_Idiot_Abroad_episodes
17th-century Quaker meeting house in West Sussex, England, associated with William Penn
Shipley parish tithe map of c. 1839–1840 records the farmhouse as "The Blue Idiot Plot", occupied by Richard Woolven. By the 1851 census the property appears
Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House
Blue_Idol_Quaker_Meeting_House
Fictional character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot
Mýshkin) is the main protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot. Dostoevsky wanted to create a character that was "entirely positive...
Prince_Myshkin
2009 Indian film by Rajkumar Hirani
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and
3_Idiots
2001 film by Garry Marshall
with occasional pauses in the marsh of sitcom cliches and the bog of Idiot Plots". Stephanie Zacharek reviewed the film as "aggressively bland and inoffensive"
The_Princess_Diaries_(film)
British actor (born 1965)
directed numerous television shows and co-created sketch comedy series The Idiot Box (1991). Winter was born in London on 17 July 1965. His mother, Gregg
Alex_Winter
2006 Doctor Who episode
of Steel". Ian Berriman of SFX gave "The Idiot's Lantern" a rating of four out of five, calling the main plot "fairly insubstantial" and noting it would
The_Idiot's_Lantern
Background information within a narrative
This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the
Exposition_(narrative)
Comic book series published in 2000
Reviewers have heavily criticized the irrational characters and severe idiot plot tendencies. The destruction of Clark Kent and Lois Lane's relationship
JLA:_Act_of_God
1st episode of the 20th season of The Simpsons
"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" is the first episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired
Sex,_Pies_and_Idiot_Scrapes
2005 single by Green Day
fifth and final single from the group's seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004), and the second song on the album. With the song running for 9 minutes
Jesus_of_Suburbia
Foiled terrorist plot
convicted in terror plot removed from US". December 10, 2020. Schneier, Bruce (June 14, 2007). "Portrait of the Modern Terrorist As An Idiot". Wired Magazine
2007 John F. Kennedy International Airport attack plot
2007_John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_attack_plot
1964 French film
The Ravishing Idiot (French: Une ravissante idiote) is a 1964 French-Italian Cold War comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro. François Billetdoux and
The_Ravishing_Idiot
Television series
becomes Seiryō's unwitting nemesis, constantly foiling his endless idiotic plots for revenge (mostly through Seina's streak of bad luck). Having rebounded
Tenchi_Muyo!_GXP
2nd episode of the 6th season of 30 Rock
30 Rock plots could squeak by on charisma and non-sequiturs, but “Idiots are People Two!” kept a strong balance of Liz, Tracy and Jenna plots even without
Idiots_Are_People_Two!
1951 novel by Stanley Mullen
as the paradigm of the idiot-plotted story, "a plot that is kept in motion solely by the fact that everyone involved is an idiot." James Blish characterized
Kinsmen_of_the_Dragon
2012 final episode of House, M.D.
interrupted by a text message from an unknown number that reads "SHUT UP YOU IDIOT" and leaves the funeral, finding House waiting at his home. House admits
Everybody_Dies_(House)
Fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos
referred to as the "Nuclear Chaos”, "Daemon-Sultan", "Lord of All", and "Blind Idiot God", whose throne is at the center of "Ultimate Chaos". In his genealogy
Azathoth
2nd episode of the 9th season of Family Guy
"Excellence in Broadcasting" is the second episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United
Excellence_in_Broadcasting
17th episode of the 5th season of Family Guy
"It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One" is the 17th episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on
It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One
It_Takes_a_Village_Idiot,_and_I_Married_One
Russian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)
themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875) and The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor_Dostoevsky
1985 French romantic drama film
his way to Paris who meets a neurotic dreamer whom he considers to be an idiot. The dreamer follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with his girlfriend
L'Amour_braque
2018 Japanese-language comedy TV series
Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot (Jimmy〜アホみたいなホンマの話〜, Jimmy: Aho Mitai na Honma no Hanashi) is a 2018 Japanese-language television series directed
Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot
Jimmy:_The_True_Story_of_a_True_Idiot
British actress
an English actress and theatre director. She is co-founder of Told by an Idiot and has devised and performed in almost all their productions. Carmichael
Hayley_Carmichael
2010 film by Jay Roach
Cons (literally, "The Dinner of Idiots"). The film retains many familiar elements of the original, with the basic plot, including the involvement of the
Dinner_for_Schmucks
2012 Bengali language action film directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas
Idiot is a 2012 Bengali language action masala film directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas. Produced by Ashok Dhanuka, under the banner of Eskay Movies, it stars
Idiot_(2012_film)
2025 South Korean comedy horror film
Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (Korean: 교생실습) is a 2025 South Korean independent satirical comedy horror film written and directed
Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2
Teaching_Practice:_Idiot_Girls_and_School_Ghost_2
Novel by Turkish-American writer Elif Batuman
continuing the story of Selin, the narrator of Batuman's first novel The Idiot, in her second year at Harvard University. The title is borrowed from Danish
Either/Or_(Batuman_novel)
Defunct American animation studio
Nickelodeon at the time, chose two of these cartoons: Ren & Stimpy and Jimmy the Idiot Boy, the former being initially rejected by three other major American television
Spümcø
2012 Indian film by Shankar
appearances. It is a remake of the Rajkumar Hirani's 2009 Hindi-language film 3 Idiots, which itself is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. The
Nanban_(2012_film)
2004 novel by Chetan Bhagat
sold over a million copies worldwide. It was adapted into two films, 3 Idiots and Nanban, as well as a play by the theatre company Evam. The book is narrated
Five_Point_Someone
Poem by William Wordsworth
shift in focus from the exploration of a plot to the exploration of abstract feeling. The narrator of "The Idiot Boy" is considered to be "comic," as well
The_Idiot_Boy
Epic historical novel by Cormac McCarthy
imbecile," "the idiot": A mentally-disabled man who becomes affiliated with the Glanton gang after his brother, Cloyce, joins. The idiot was shipped in
Blood_Meridian
1993 American film
role. Both were involved in the short-lived MTV sketch comedy show The Idiot Box, and Freaked retains the same brand of surreal humour. Freaked was Winter's
Freaked
Hong Kong television series
Mystery Files is a 1997 Hong Kong science fiction thriller television series produced by TVB and stars Gallen Lo as a biochemist who advocates scientific
Mystery Files (Hong Kong TV series)
Mystery_Files_(Hong_Kong_TV_series)
1996 Australian film
Idiot Box is a 1996 Australian film starring Ben Mendelsohn and Jeremy Sims. Set in (around 1980's or 90's) middle-class urban Australian youth and young
Idiot_Box_(film)
2011 Indian film
5 Idiots is a 2011 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by Master Anand making his debut in direction. Besides Anand, the film stars Vasu, Naveen
5_Idiots
1958 film
The Idiot (Russian: Идиот), is a 1958 Soviet film directed by Ivan Pyryev. It is based on Part 1 of the eponymous 1869 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Yury
The_Idiot_(1958_film)
2006 Spanish film
The Idiot Maiden (Spanish: La dama boba) is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by Manuel Iborra [es], consisting of an adaptation
The_Idiot_Maiden
2026 American film by Dave Green
Canada, Coyote vs. Acme was released alongside Buddy, The Dog Stars, and Idiots, and was projected to gross $12–18 million from 3,555 theaters in its opening
Coyote_vs._Acme
American rock musician (born 1947)
began his solo career by collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums The Idiot and Lust for Life, Pop usually contributing the lyrics. Initially playing
Iggy_Pop
2004 thriller film by M. Night Shyamalan
2014. Retrieved March 12, 2013. Agger, Michael (July 30, 2004). "Village Idiot". Slate. Retrieved May 29, 2024. Northwest Herald's The Village review "Une
The_Village_(2004_film)
2026 Indian film by Gurmeet Singh
with the word, 'kamar' (meaning 'waist'), modify a word, 'lanth' (meaning 'idiot') in the second half of the film and modify a caste reference. The makers
Mirzapur_(film)
Willful killing of a prominent person
ISBN 978-4805312940 Chun, Jayson Makoto (2006). A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots?: A Social History of Japanese Television, 1953–1973. Routledge. pp. 184–185
Assassination
Pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish
Dinner for Schmucks, in which the plot centered on a competition among businessmen to see who could invite the biggest idiot to a monthly dinner. In her review
Schmuck_(pejorative)
2024 South Korean comedy horror film
Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary (Korean: 아메바 소녀들과 학교괴담: 개교기념일) is a 2024 South Korean independent satirical comedy horror film written
Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary
Idiot_Girls_and_School_Ghost:_School_Anniversary
British theatre company
Told by an Idiot are a British theatre company which specialises in devised and physical theatre. Following their 1995 Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut
Told_by_an_Idiot
9th episode of the 13th season of Family Guy
"Our Idiot Brian" is the eighth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 239th episode overall. It aired on Fox in
Our_Idiot_Brian
9th episode of the 7th season of Homeland
"Useful Idiot" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 81st episode overall. It premiered
Useful_Idiot_(Homeland)
1829 novella by Victor Hugo
Fyodor Dostoevsky, who referenced it in both his letters and his novel, The Idiot. Notably, Dostoyevsky had suffered the psychological insight of himself
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
The_Last_Day_of_a_Condemned_Man
Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774)
dissolute lifestyle led Horace Walpole to give him the epithet "inspired idiot". During this period, he used the pseudonym "James Willington" (the name
Oliver_Goldsmith
2001 film by Roman Kachanov
interpretation of the 1869 novel The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The film received the Special Jury Prize at Kinotavr. The plot is set in modern Moscow, probably
Down_House_(film)
American filmmaker (born 1985)
Watch Their Oscar Nominations for 'Sing Sing,' Then Decided: 'Don't Be an Idiot' | Stetson University". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-11-29. Gomez-Misserian
Clint_Bentley
2025 American film
Ends" (Green Day) 4:45 24. "Corvette Summer" (Green Day) 3:01 25. "American Idiot" (live) (Green Day) 3:35 26. "Know Your Enemy" (live) (Green Day) 5:02 27
Nimrods
1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
that Dostoevsky himself (through the character of Prince Myshkin in The Idiot) called "the chief and perhaps the only law of all human existence." Thus
The_Brothers_Karamazov
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
1080/19392397.2022.2026148. S2CID 246997248. Fulford, Phyllis (2014). An Idiots Guide: Singing Second Edition. Penguin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61564-622-7
Taylor_Swift
2003 film directed by A. Venkatesh
Japan Kumar as Sathya's friend The film was initially set to be titled Idiot after the Telugu version, but the title was later changed. A. Venkatesh
Dum_(2003_Tamil_film)
1998 Indian film
film Aparichita, which itself is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Idiot. Nana Patekar as Anirudh Jackie Shroff as Ranjan Manisha Koirala as Sunita
Yugpurush
1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
return from Siberian exile, along with Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Demons is a social and political
Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas
aspiring to be a musketeer. The Royal Shakespeare Company and Told by an Idiot will present a new adaptation which will run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The_Three_Musketeers
2007 American film
Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, also known as Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] and American Loser, is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written
Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot
Trainwreck:_My_Life_as_an_Idiot
2020 American drama film
Max Casella, David Rasche, Buffalo 8 Productions, Cranium Entertainment, Idiot Savant Pictures, retrieved November 29, 2020 Shampanier, Inon, Paper Spiders
Paper_Spiders
Musical compiled from existing songs
based on the album Tommy The 2010 musical American Idiot, based on the 2004 album American Idiot by Green Day The 2023 musical Illinoise, based on Illinois
Jukebox_musical
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
singles chart), and the Ramones' "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow". The song "Idiot" is a pointed critique of several men in her life. Unlike her first album
Lisa_Marie_Presley
Season of American television series Scandal
the phone to Fitz, revealing he is awake. 18 11 "A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar" Stephen Cragg Mark Fish January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) 211 7
Scandal_season_2
Radio show
The Idiot Weekly (1958–1962) was a radio program made by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Episodes of The Goon Show were broadcast on Australian
The_Idiot_Weekly
Mascot for Mad magazine
political ads to depict supporters of a rival candidate, implying that only an idiot would vote for the advertiser's opponent. In 1940, those opposing Franklin
Alfred_E._Neuman
1999 Czech film
The Idiot Returns (Czech: Návrat idiota; also released as Return of the Idiot) is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based
The_Idiot_Returns
1969 Indian Bengali film by Salil Dutta
the same name by Samaresh Basu, which itself was actually inspired by The Idiot written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It stars Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee
Aparichita_(1969_film)
Icelandic actress and model (born 1987)
March 2015. Kanal, Christopher (15 February 2018). "Girl. Woman. Actor. Idiot". WOW Magazine. No. 1. 39-42. Retrieved 10 August 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1
Heida_Reed
American filmmaker, writer and actor
Anymore Yes Yes Small Crimes No Yes 2018 Hold the Dark No Yes 2023 The Toxic Avenger Yes Yes 57 Seconds No Yes 2024 Brothers No Yes 2026 Idiots Yes Yes
Macon_Blair
November 20, 2025. @A24 (December 12, 2024). "Tony Benna's ANDRE IS AN IDIOT premiering in U.S. Documentary Competition" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter)
List_of_A24_films
Teen drama created by Disney Channel India
Sapno Ko Awaaz De is an Indian musical teen sitcom created by Red Chillies Idiot Box which aired on Disney Channel India from 15 May 2010 to 27 March 2011
Ishaan:_Sapno_Ko_Awaaz_De
DC comics fictional character
drink a beer or two, but he would not be that much of an idiot. He was never that much of an idiot, and certainly not with what I'm doing with him, or with
Guy_Gardner_(character)
2002 Indian Kannada-language film by Puri Jagannadh
known as "Appu" among the masses. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot, in Tamil in 2003 as Dum, in Bengali in 2006 as Hero, in Bhojpuri in 2007
Appu_(2002_film)
American actor and comedian (born 1981)
writer Laura Moses), Things You Should Already Know About Dating, You F-king Idiot. "UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018". United Press International
Ben_Schwartz
watches a sitcom on television. Jim thinks the father is portrayed as an idiot who needs his wife to always save the day. The next day, Jim's friend Ed
List of Father Knows Best episodes
List_of_Father_Knows_Best_episodes
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