For Movies, it sorta depends on you. If you are patient enough, The Sims 2 would be great, because of the better graphic quality. But The Sims 2 isn't always gonna do what you want it to do, even if you have the "free will option" disabled.
The Movies, the game is made to make movies and machinisma, so if you want the easier route, go for the movies, it will be quicker and the expansion packs should make it easier.