# Movie Business F2P — Film studio management game

> Simulate a film studio's operations and history from 1927 to the present. (iPhone/iPad app by Julien Percot.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movie-business-f2p/id6466823838 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Julien Percot](https://appshunter.io/developer/617652924)
- Category: Games, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 66 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.2 · 159 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2023-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movie-business-f2p/id6466823838/reviews.md

## What is Movie Business F2P?

MOVIE BUSINESS F2P (Free To Play) is a complete, free, ad-free game with optional in-app purchases.
A paid version of Movie Business is available on the App Store, without any in-app purchases, and includes difficulty level settings.

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Create your own film studio and experience the history of cinema from 1927 to the present day.
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CREATE GREAT FILMS
Choose a genre, a topic and a environment.
Emphasize suspense, action, emotion or humor.
Recruit the writer, director and actors.
Split your budget between sets, costumes, music and special effects.
Make the right decisions during the 5 phases of film creation (initialization, development, pre-production, production and post-production).

THE BEST FILMS EARN MORE
Plan your marketing campaign and wait for the first reviews from journalists.
Earn money and win awards.

IMPROVE YOUR STUDIO
Invest in your studio to boost team performance.

LIVE CINEMA HISTORY
From 1927 to the present day, relive the great moments of cinema and take your place alongside the greatest.

## Key features

- Create and manage a film studio
- Experience cinema history from 1927
- Choose genres, topics, and environments
- Recruit writers, directors, and actors
- Manage film production budgets
- Plan marketing campaigns
- Invest in studio improvements

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 billion | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1 billion | $2.99 | one-time |
| 10 billion | $3.99 | one-time |
| 300 reputation points | $5.99 | one-time |
| 5,000 search points | $2.99 | one-time |
| 10 million | $0.99 | one-time |
| 100 million | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 billion | $5.99 | one-time |
| 25,000 search points | $3.99 | one-time |
| 100,000 search points | $4.99 | one-time |
| STARTER PACK | $1.99 | one-time |
| GOLD PACK | $3.99 | one-time |
| 500,000 search points | $5.99 | one-time |
| PLATINIUM PACK | $5.99 | one-time |
| Star studio | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Movie Business F2P?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great sim game
- 👍 Very enjoyable
- 👍 Good development
- 👍 Underrated game
- 👍 Nice for long drives
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great concept
- 👍 Well-developed game
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Easy to understand mechanics
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Charm and music changes

**Cons**

- 😞 Hard to make profit
- 😞 Movies keep flopping
- 😞 High production costs
- 😞 Calendar runs too fast
- 😞 Difficult to make money
- 😞 In-app purchases needed
- 😞 Money hungry
- 😞 Bad ROI
- 😞 Very disappointing
- 😞 Game is repetitive
- 😞 Feedback doesn't make sense
- 😞 Actors too expensive
- 😞 Impossible to succeed
- 😞 Always in debts
- 😞 Game is too difficult
- 😞 Script failure
- 😞 Preproduction guidelines failure
- 😞 Too difficult at start
- 😞 Punitive production prices
- 😞 Research too slow
- 😞 Repetitive gameplay
- 😞 Low ratings on movies
- 😞 Can't make money
- 😞 Calendar too fast
- 😞 Language issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App bugado, cannot create movies
- Calendar is too fast
- Appears in French even when set to Spanish

**Most requested features**

- Add sandbox mode
- Days must pass when game is closed
- Announcement window for hype
- Customizable movie posters
- Collaboration mode
- Speed up time feature
- Schedule movie release date
- Lower research points cost
- Add DVD, TV channel, OTT companies
- Make more realistic
- Version for Play Store
- Boost staff morale
- Guide for making profit
- More money
- More features
- New game idea for singers/rappers
- Add Polish language
- Pause calendar
- Sequel actors marked
- More visibility on stats
- Start at desired period
- Create saves without deleting current game
- More environment and theme choices
- Fast forward feature outside of movie making
- Ability to make multiple movies a year
- Annual rewards differently
- Unlock TV series
- Add credits
- Add starting year option
- Watch ads for research points
- More features
- Add music business game
- Add streaming platform research
- Add diversity and utility in research
- System for talent prospecting
- Possibility to buy other studios
- More info on other studios
- Add tutorial
- Sandbox mode

## Recent user reviews (10 of 66)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movie-business-f2p/id6466823838/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Says a slur

*2026-07-27*

Was playing happily until a movie title was generated and it said a slur

### 1/5 — Horrivel

*2026-07-25*

0 estrelas todo bugado

### 4/5 — Fun game but one thing

*2026-03-12*

So this game is fun but my movies keep flopping please add a sandbox mode

### 3/5 — Vite fait

*2025-11-29*

Ton jeux est trop nul stp jsp fait des mise a jour optimise le baille la ton jeux pue smr vrmt

### 3/5 — Pode melhorar muito

*2025-11-19*

O jogo está todo bugado nas indicações de roteiro, mesmo se colocar pra focar em emoção, ou ação, não vai, no fim na avaliação sempre aparece que você colocou outra coisa, está difícil de avançar assim.
Poderiam diminuir o valor para liberar novos tópicos e gêneros, fica saturado muito rápido 
Também poderiam remover aquela feature que reclamam de que você está repetindo locações, no começo do jogo você é meio que obrigado a isso.

### 5/5 — Bravo !

*2025-09-23*

Tout d’abord, je tenais à féliciter le développeur qui, avec peu de moyens, mets une intelligence et un bon développement, il réalise des jeux, beaucoup mieux que certaines grandes boîtes où ils ont toute une équipe de développement et des moyens plus importants. Bravo, continue comme ça, je continuerai à parler autour de moi de ce jeu à mes amis et ma famille. Je vais certainement faire une petite contribution financière pour encourager ce genre de petits développeurs, qui ont tout compris sur ce que doit être un jeu mobile. encore merci beaucoup

### 5/5 — Muito bom

*2025-08-27*

Jogo tem potencial para ser um dos maiores da categoria cinema.

### 3/5 — Many bugs.

*2025-08-09*

Everyone is labeled he, the sliders don’t work and are luck based as sliders cannot be considered 0% so writing instructions and post/ pre production instructions are hard to mange, the stats aren’t explained and high state pros also make bad movies.

### 3/5 — Recht gut

*2025-08-07*

Ich finde das Spiel eigentlich echt gut. Es ist ein sehr echt wirkender Simulator auch die Schauspieler und Regisseure sind toll da sie immer eine echt detaillierte Personenbeschreibung enthalten. Allerdings sind einige Dinge mangelhaft. Es ist sehr schwer genug Umsatz zu machen. Ich finde die Produktionskosten sind zu hoch. Der Kalender läuft sehr schnell ab, das könnte man beheben. Sehr gut gefallen mir die Silvester.

### 2/5 — Guide

*2025-05-28*

How to make profit, movies keep making loss can’t even start the studio funds of 5mil are over as every movie keep making loss, need a guide.

## Frequently asked questions about Movie Business F2P

### What is Movie Business F2P?

Movie Business F2P is a free-to-play simulation game where you create and manage your own film studio. You'll guide your studio through cinematic history, from 1927 to the present day, making decisions about film creation, marketing, and studio improvements.

### How do I create successful films in the game?

To create successful films, you'll need to choose appropriate genres, topics, and environments. You'll also recruit talented writers, directors, and actors, carefully split your budget across sets, costumes, music, and special effects, and make strategic decisions during the five phases of film creation.

### Is the game free to play?

Yes, Movie Business F2P is a free-to-play game and is ad-free. There are optional in-app purchases available for those who wish to enhance their experience, but they are not required to play the game.

### What are the benefits of the paid version?

A paid version of Movie Business is available separately on the App Store. This version does not include any in-app purchases and offers additional difficulty level settings for players who prefer a different challenge.

### What historical periods does the game cover?

The game allows you to experience the history of cinema from 1927 all the way up to the present day. You can relive the great moments of cinema history and aim to establish your studio as one of the greatest.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.11 — 2024-01-30

Various fixes and improvements

### 1.10 — 2024-01-10

Improved recruitment screen:
When creating a film sequel, the screenwriter, director and actors involved in the first film are highlighted.

### 1.9 — 2024-01-10

NEW: You can now choose the starting year when creating a new game.

Movie creation times have been shortened, allowing you to earn research points and reputation points more quickly, and to have more candidate movies for end-of-year trophies.

Several minor bugs have also been fixed and a few minor improvements made.

### 1.8 — 2024-01-09

Reduced film creation times.

### 1.7 — 2023-11-13

Various fixes and improvements

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