https://github.com/yosephdev/movie-finder-app

A simple web application for searching and viewing movie details using the TMDb API.
https://github.com/yosephdev/movie-finder-app

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A simple web application for searching and viewing movie details using the TMDb API.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/yosephdev/movie-finder-app
• Owner: yosephdev
• Created: 2020-03-01T18:47:01.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-14T07:15:17.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-24T07:39:21.877Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://movie-finder.yoseph.dev/
• Size: 1.95 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Movie Finder App

A simple web application for searching and viewing movie details using the TMDb API. It was part of the Altcademy ReactJS Development course.

![Screenshot](screenshot.png)

## Table of Contents

- [Movie Finder App](#movie-finder-app)

  - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)

  - [Features](#features)

  - [Getting Started](#getting-started)

    - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)

    - [Installation](#installation)

- [Clone the repository](#clone-the-repository)

- [Navigate to the project directory](#navigate-to-the-project-directory)

- [Install project dependencies](#install-project-dependencies)

- [Create a .env file with your TMDb API key](#create-a-env-file-with-your-tmdb-api-key)

- [Start the development server](#start-the-development-server)

- [After running the above commands, open your web browser and](#after-running-the-above-commands-open-your-web-browser-and)

- [You can search for movies, view their details, and even watch trailers if available.](#you-can-search-for-movies-view-their-details-and-even-watch-trailers-if-available)

## Features

- Search for movies by title

- View detailed information about a specific movie

- Play movie trailers (if available)

## Getting Started

### Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

- Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

### Clone the repository 

git clone https://github.com/yosephdev/movie-finder-app.git

### Navigate to the project directory

cd movie-finder-app

### Install project dependencies

npm install

### Create a .env file with your TMDb API key (replace your-tmdb-api-key with your actual TMDb API key)

echo -n "REACT_APP_API_KEY=your-tmdb-api-key" > .env

### Start the development server

npm start

### After running the above commands, open your web browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to access the Movie Finder App.