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The Movies (2005)

by Lionhead Studios, 1C Company, Activision Publishing, ak tronic, Feral Interactive, Russell
Platforms:
Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres:Strategy, Simulator, Tactical
Themes:Comedy, Business
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:
Behind every box office hit and Hollywood star is a movie mogul who makes it happen. In The Movies, that mogul is you. Create your own studio from the ground up. Direct your own movies and call the shots on budgets, actors, locations and more. From script to screen, will your films be smash hits or break the bank? It's all up to you, baby.
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This game allowed me to make little movies I could show my parents. I also love the story mode as well. It would be amazing to be able to play this game again on modern PCs easily. And if the Stunts and Effects expansion pack could be included, that would be cool.mattfilmsnob
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user avatar@mattfilmsnobuser avatar@mattfilmsnob
August 08, 2025
This game allowed me to make little movies I could show my parents. I also love the story mode as well. It would be amazing to be able to play this game again on modern PCs easily. And if the Stunts and Effects expansion pack could be included, that would be cool.
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user avatar@AaronSteinmetzuser avatar@AaronSteinmetz
August 09, 2025
This quirky, silly but curiously addictive game offers a wide variety of options to tell stories. Very few games allow this kind of storytelling: Stunt Island, RPG World...but this one was special. An absolute delight. I miss playing it.
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user avatar@Aurenaruser avatar@Aurenar
August 12, 2025
A brilliant management video game! It gives you the chance to produce and make your own short films with a pretty good editor. I played it when it was released and was captivated by the attention to detail. After Theme Park and Theme Hospital, it was undoubtedly the management video game I've spent hundreds of hours on.
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user avatar@StranglePopuloususer avatar@StranglePopulous
August 16, 2025
i spent countless hours making "fake trailers" in this game, absolutely magnificent. this is the kind of games that are not made anymore that are, simply put, fun for the sake of being fun.
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user avatar@MusicforMoviesuser avatar@MusicforMovies
September 09, 2025
Just a fun rump simming as a Hollywood mogul. Would love to see this preserved.... it has a charm all its own. The radio announcements alone are a hoot and a half.
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user avatar@Plainswalk3ruser avatar@Plainswalk3r
September 11, 2025
I was probably 13-14 when I bought this game, it was one of the only games I really asked my mom we would buy old games at around 2-5€ this one was 20€ only I could get it was by helping my mom around the house, spent a week or so to get the money but it felt good. I played it a lot with my brother I loved making my own movies it really was amazing, you could even share the movies online!!!
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user avatar@ShortStuffSluffuser avatar@ShortStuffSluff
September 16, 2025
I grew up playing this game, played it when I was 10 and kept going back to it as the years went on. It inspired me to get into my line of work, but unfortunately after Apple removed 32-bit compatibility in their software, I never got to play it again... There's been only a handful of games that tried to emulate this style of gameplay but none have matched the quality and heart of The Movies. Lionhead Studios had a lot of great games, but here is some gold, please bring this to GOG.
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user avatar@AtlasVikinguser avatar@AtlasViking
September 20, 2025
A game that is near and dear to many for allowing greater freedom for creating Machinema while being simple enough for the mainstream. So sad what state the Lionhead games are in and this is another good one.
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user avatar@Zwerg-im-Bikiniuser avatar@Zwerg-im-Bikini
September 25, 2025
I loved this game back then and still own the original disc version, but I could not get it running on Windows 10. That's why it is the single game I really want a GOG version from. It's so unique and still the best film studio simulation out there. It deserves a chance to be played again.
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user avatar@mgiucauser avatar@mgiuca
September 27, 2025
Extremely difficult to get working on modern systems even if you own the original CD. Fantastic combination of management sim and movie production tool. The amount of detail you can put into your custom movies is incredible. Totally unique experience.
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