How do I get an MPEG-4 movie to play on my Mac?

[Chris Cook5]

why won't my movie play on my Mac but it will on my iPhone. my Mac says it cannot open in the MPEG-4 format

 

[pkcable]

You might need a better media player, try VLC....

VideoLAN - Official Download of VLC media player for Mac OS X

 

[Chris Cook5]

I ment iMovie. is that different

 

[iOS Gravity]

I ment iMovie. is that different

I movie should be played default with QuickTime. If it's not rendered then you should open it with iMovie and it will be able to be played in the application.