Generic 'error opening movie' message

I received a copy of a video collection from a friend and when opening the disc, there is a generic error message that says "error opening movie." there is no reference number or anything.
the disc also does not open on my regular DVD player connected to my TV.
could it be the disc or is there something else i can do?

It could be any number of things, and without more information it's impossible to say which. I'd suggest you ask your friend what format the movie is in. Then someone here could probably provide further advice.
the disc also does not open on my regular DVD player connected to my TV.
That would only work if the disk was created as a video DVD. DVD players will normally not play data disks (at least I haven't run across any that can).

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