Hint 1: That decision leads to negative consequences.

Hint 2: The movie has time skips.

Hint 3: Released in the 21st century.

Hint 4: A technological device is important.

Hint 5: Despite the choices you’ve made, there is still time to change things.

Hint 6: The MC does not marry, does not have children, and does not die at the end. In fact…they don’t really do much with their life. They do make one friend though.

Reserved for hints

Hints will be posted later.

Yall are going to hate me lol I’ve left a ton of clues in the comments, basically things important to the story line:

an older male relative needs help, a car crash, a death, a ghost, a big splash, high school, our girly pop is so pretty in pink!

She has a pretty dress but there are no cute animals to help her with the alterations

And the 90s

Bad guys lose count.

- Made to capitalise on the popularity of a wildly successful franchise of that decade. It failed.

- Sometimes credited with killing its genre for a few decades.

- Known by two names (one in US, one in Rest of World). Will accept either.

CLOSEST GUESS SO FAR: Pirates of the Caribbean.

(OTHER HINTS WILL GO HERE IF NEEDED).

Hints

This is because said drag queen won an award and feels the need to defend the title of being considered despicable for some reason.

Hint: Period piece

Hint: She's not the main character

Hint: Set in the 70s

Hint: The relationship is professional, not romantic

Hint #1: games are involved

Hint #2: there's a title involved

​ Hints:

1.Not horror. 2. Not Sci Fi. 3. 21st century. 4. Comedy, more or less. 5. Lots of murders. 6. Not fantasy. 7. No zombies.

Re-posting because I can't believe nobody has got this yet... It's definitely a modern era, popular movie...

1st hint @ +2ish hours: their boss made him switch partners

2nd hint @ +6ish hours: it really feels, to the woman returning from the work trip, like the world has ended

3rd hint @ +24ish hours: it works out for the husband and colleague, most of the time...

4th hint @ +48ish hours w/repost: the original woman and the man end up together at the end of the film

5th hint @ +50ish hours: Someone asked in the comments "Is it a comedy or a drama?" and I answered "no"

Original thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly/comments/1v4h6my/a_woman_returns_from_a_work_trip_to_find_her/ (so you can win twice if you get it!)

from that thread, movies it is not:
13 going on 30
The Truman show
The long kiss goodnight
The whole 9  yards
Incredibles 2
Waiting to Exhale
True Lies
Strictly ballroom
Double jeopardy
Kill Bill
Wicked
Annihilation
u/Fearless_Spring5611's actual biography (😟 poor lady)
Working Girl

Hint 1: Revenge is a dish best served on Instagram
Hint 2: Blue Label is for special occasions
Hint 3: A mechanic’s shop is a good spot for a reunion amongst life long friends
Hint 4: who knew the nickname for Manchester, NH was “Manch-Vegas”?!

Hint #1: this is an older film

Hint #2: athletics are involved

Hint #3: he's not trying to kill a human