Getting started
Movie Scene is available for iPhone and iPad and requires iOS or iPadOS 18.6 or later. This website introduces the app; it does not provide a movie-streaming service or a browser version of your library.
You can continue as a guest, choose streaming preferences, discover movies and TV, and manage your library without an account. Sign in to sync supported data across devices and to subscribe to or restore Movie Scene+. Movie Scene is for ages 13 and older, subject to any higher local age or permission requirements. Movie Scene+ offers unlimited discovery through an auto-renewable Apple subscription; the app shows the available price and terms before purchase.
Discovery & your library
- Seen: you have watched it. This does not mean you liked it.
- Want to Watch: save it to your watchlist. In Swipe, the card stays available so you can still mark it Seen or Haven’t Seen.
- Haven’t Seen / Skip: move past a movie without disliking it.
- Not Interested: leave it out of ordinary recommendations.
Seen and Not Seen are mutually exclusive watch statuses. Watchlist, Favorites, Not Interested, and custom lists are independent memberships that survive watch-status changes. Ratings and favorites are optional; you can favorite directly from Swipe. Discovery offers Undo for the most recent eligible choice. Search and your library let you make manual changes.
Search for movies or TV shows, and use the Movies, TV Shows, or Both filter. By default, discovery uses US production and popularity filters; you can change them. US production means a known US production country, not simply availability on a US streaming service. Titles with unknown origins are omitted when that filter is on. Other quality filters depend on available provider metadata.
Choose as many supported streaming services as you use on Home or Profile. Filters offers My services, a list of your saved services, and temporary extra selections without changing your profile. Max preferences now display as HBO Max. Current live availability is for the United States and covers the provider’s supported service catalog, not every service worldwide. Confirm pricing and availability with the provider before watching.
Create and manage custom lists, such as Cult classics, in Library or movie details. Library also lets you favorite actors and directors and browse their indexed filmographies, newest first by default. People favorites stay local to the current guest or account workspace; filmography coverage can be incomplete.
Pick something for tonight
On Home, choose Pick for tonight to narrow saved movies by runtime, genre, and services. Picks exclude Seen and Not Interested movies. A runtime limit excludes movies with unknown runtimes. TV shows are not excluded using the runtime of the entire series; Pick sessions are movie-based. Starting with version 1.1, you can track watched episodes from a show’s details.
Shuffle my watchlist chooses from movies marked Want to Watch. If there are no matches, try relaxing a filter or adding movies to your watchlist. Filters for a movie-night session do not change your saved streaming preferences.
Accounts, sync & sign-in
Signed-in accounts sync movie/show classifications, ratings, movie favorites, custom lists, saved metadata, and streaming preferences. Starting with version 1.1, signed-in accounts also sync private movie-night shortlists and watched-episode progress. Favorite people remain local. Use Profile → Sync now to retry an upload after reconnecting. If you see a conflict, review both versions before choosing which to keep.
Import guest library is an explicit action after your account finishes its first sync. Existing account choices are kept; the original guest library stays separate. Private movie-moment sync is a separate opt-in on each device and account; starting with version 1.1, the same setting also controls private episode notes. In Profile, Turn off private moment sync pauses future transfers and keeps local notes and queued edits or deletions. Already uploaded notes remain in your account; other devices keep their own setting. A request already accepted by the server cannot be undone. Explicitly enabling sync again sends retained changes and may download account notes. Turning note sync off does not stop other library sync. Guest discovery creates an automatic identity for swipe credits and server choice records, even though your guest library and notes remain local. You can remove that identity using Delete guest data.
If a confirmation or password-reset email does not arrive, check spam, confirm the address, and use Resend confirmation email or Forgot password in the app to request a new link. Open the link on the device and in the app that requested it. Password reset is complete only after you enter and save a new password in the form; opening the link without saving does not change it. Contact support if you are blocked. Never email your password, recovery link, or verification code.
Swipe credits & Movie Scene+
The current free allowance starts with 100 discovery credits that do not expire. After they are used, 25 daily credits begin at the next midnight UTC; unused daily credits do not carry over. Undo does not refund a credit. Discovery-deck classifications use credits; search, manual library maintenance, ratings, favorites, custom lists, and personal moments remain free. Running out of credits leaves your saved library accessible.
Movie Scene+ provides unlimited discovery while verified subscription access is active. A Movie Scene account is required to subscribe or restore. Apple handles billing; the app does not receive your payment-card number.
Sign in before subscribing or restoring. If no plans load, use Retry or continue free. The app shows Apple’s localized price and billing period before purchase. Apple handles billing and auto-renewal. Restore purchases is available on the Plus screen for signed-in accounts when subscription verification is available. Active paid accounts retain Restore and subscription management without being offered plans again. New purchases may be unavailable while verification of existing subscriptions remains available. To manage or cancel, use the app’s subscription-management action or Apple subscriptions. For a refund request, use Apple’s Report a Problem. Rewarded ads are not currently available.
Notes, spoilers & community
A movie moment attaches your text and category to a timestamp or range. You can add, edit, and delete your own notes whether or not you have marked the movie Seen. In version 1.0, signed-in members can submit a separate copy of a movie moment to the public community. Starting with version 1.1, you can also track watched TV episodes and add private notes tied to episode timestamps.
Private movie-moment and episode-note sync is optional for each account and device. It keeps those notes within your account and does not publish them. Episode progress and shortlists sync with the signed-in account starting with version 1.1.
Public movie-moment submissions are reviewed before they appear. Starting with version 1.1, movie reviews include optional star ratings and spoiler controls; new and edited reviews also require moderator approval before appearing. Sign in to submit reviews, vote, report content, or block a member. Reporting hides that post from your feed; blocking hides that member’s posts. Use Your submissions for community moments and My reviews for movie reviews to check their status. Editing or deleting a private note is separate from its public copy. See the community guidelines. Movie notes and content labels are personal observations, not a guarantee of age suitability.
Export your movie library
In Library, use the export toolbar button to save a CSV through the iPhone Files sheet. The export includes saved classifications, ratings, and favorites across the whole library, regardless of your current filter. It does not include private note text.
For a broader personal-data request, email Movie Scene privacy support. Tell us which account is involved; do not include a password.
Delete an account or personal data
Guest data
- While using the app as a guest, open Profile → Delete guest data.
- Read the confirmation, type DELETE, and confirm.
This deletes the current guest discovery identity and its active server credit/choice records, plus the guest library, lists, preferences, favorites, and notes on that device. Other signed-in account workspaces stay separate. If the server cannot confirm deletion, your saved data is kept and you can retry. Discovery remains paused after successful deletion, including after reopening the app, until you choose Start new guest discovery. That action creates a new identity. Search remains available.
Registered account
- Open Profile in the Movie Scene app and sign in to the account you want to delete.
- Choose Delete account and read the confirmation.
- Enter DELETE and confirm the permanent deletion.
This removes the account and its cloud library, synced moments, streaming preferences, and associated community data, plus the account’s saved data on that device. Your separate guest library remains. Downloaded copies on other devices may remain there. Deleting the app alone does not delete a registered account or guest server identity. Exports, device backups, and copies saved elsewhere are separate.
Deleting your account does not cancel an Apple subscription. Billing continues through Apple until you cancel. Use Manage or cancel subscription on the deletion screen or Apple subscriptions. You can still delete immediately without waiting for a subscription to end.
If you cannot access the app, request account deletion by email. We may need to verify account ownership. Do not send identity documents unless specifically requested through an appropriate channel.
Report a problem or accessibility barrier
Include what you were trying to do, the steps to reproduce the issue, your app version, iOS version, and device model. A screenshot can help, but remove private notes, email addresses, and other sensitive content first.
Report a bug · Send accessibility feedback · Report harmful content or a rights concern
You can also report a public moment or review from the app; reports go to the moderator queue. For a support report, identify the movie, timestamp, and post where possible. Do not redistribute harmful material. Support is not an emergency service.
Artwork & data credits
App screenshots were captured on October 8, 2026, using original artwork for fictional demo films. Their movie names, viewing history, ratings, and service metadata are illustrative. Real catalog titles retain provider-supplied artwork when available and an unavailable placeholder otherwise; fictional posters are never substituted for real films. Film titles and service names belong to their respective owners. No studio, streaming service, or data provider endorsement is implied. Permissions for live third-party artwork and metadata remain a separate release review.
The app’s live metadata and US streaming availability are supplied through the Streaming Availability API via RapidAPI. Availability may change. People search, filmographies, and production-country metadata use Wikidata. Credits and country metadata may be incomplete. Wikidata structured data is offered under CC0; a portrait’s copyright and license are separate. Supported Wikimedia Commons portraits show their creator, source, and license beside the image. Unverified or unsupported portraits use a placeholder. Updating saved people or cached results can be needed before new credits appear. The website does not query these APIs or display live availability.
The Quiet Beyond is original AI-generated illustrative artwork, not a real catalog title. Fonts are DM Sans and Manrope, served locally under the SIL Open Font License. Contact us about artwork or attribution.