diff --git a/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions.rst b/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions.rst
index ebb777d4..d04a05e4 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions.rst
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@ contains
 :description:
   Returns True if ``contains`` is in ``string``. False otherwise.
 
+contains_any
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+:spec: ``contains_any(string: String, contains_array: Array) -> Boolean``
+
+:description:
+    Returns true if any element in ``contains_array`` is in ``string``. False otherwise.
+
 lower
 ~~~~~
 :spec: ``lower(string: String) -> String``
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/script/functions/string_functions.py b/src/ytdl_sub/script/functions/string_functions.py
index fd0cac9f..0819a6f5 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/script/functions/string_functions.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/script/functions/string_functions.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.array import Array
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import AnyArgument
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import Boolean
+from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import Float
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import Integer
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import Numeric
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import String
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@ class StringFunctions:
         """
         return Boolean(contains.value in string.value)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def contains_any(string: String, contains_array: Array) -> Boolean:
+        """
+        :description:
+            Returns true if any element in ``contains_array`` is in ``string``. False otherwise.
+        """
+        return Boolean(
+            any(
+                str(val) in string.value
+                for val in contains_array.value
+                if isinstance(val, (String, Integer, Boolean, Float))
+            )
+        )
+
     @staticmethod
     def slice(string: String, start: Integer, end: Optional[Integer] = None) -> String:
         """
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
index 35bbbcb7..9287a15b 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ytdl_sub.config.config_file import ConfigFile
 from ytdl_sub.config.overrides import Overrides
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.override_variables import SubscriptionVariables
 from ytdl_sub.utils.script import ScriptUtils
-from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import DictFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import DictValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import LiteralDictValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import StringListValidator
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ class SubscriptionListValuesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, StringListValid
         )
 
 
-class SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, DictFormatterValidator):
+class SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(
+    SubscriptionLeafValidator, UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator
+):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name,
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py b/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
index ff9feb93..574da070 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ def preset_with_subscription_overrides_tilda(
             "parent_preset_2 | parent_preset_1": {
                 "~ test_2_1": {
                     "current_override": "test_2_1",
+                    "custom_list": [
+                        "elem1",
+                        "elem2",
+                        "elem3",
+                    ],
+                    "passed_list_elem": "{%contains_any('elem2', custom_list)}",
                 }
             },
         },
@@ -262,6 +268,8 @@ def test_subscription_overrides_tilda(
 
     assert sub_2_1.get("subscription_name").native == "test_2_1"
     assert sub_2_1.get("current_override").native == "test_2_1"  # tilda sub takes precedence
+    assert sub_2_1.get("passed_list_elem").native is True
+    assert sub_2_1.get("custom_list").native == ["elem1", "elem2", "elem3"]
 
 
 def test_subscription_overrides_map(
diff --git a/tests/unit/script/functions/test_string_functions.py b/tests/unit/script/functions/test_string_functions.py
index cfa5175e..e5d898f8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/script/functions/test_string_functions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/script/functions/test_string_functions.py
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ class TestNumericFunctions:
         output = single_variable_output(f"{{%contains('a brown dog', '{value}')}}")
         assert output == expected_output
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "value, expected_output",
+        [("['a', 'b', 'c']", True), ("['nope', [], {}]", False), ("['at', 'dog']", True)],
+    )
+    def test_contains_any(self, value, expected_output):
+        output = single_variable_output(f"{{%contains_any('a brown dog', {value})}}")
+        assert output == expected_output
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "input_string, split, max_split, expected_output",
         [