MovieFinder Application

This is a movie search application built with .NET Core Web API and React, styled with Material UI.

Users can search for movies and view details about each movie.

Live Demo

Try a live demo here

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v12.x or higher
• .NET Core SDK v6 or higher

Installing

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the movie-finder directory and run npm install to install the necessary dependencies.
3. Navigate to the MovieFinder.API directory and run dotnet run to start the web API.
4. Open a new terminal window and navigate to the movie-finder directory.
5. Run npm start to start the React development server.

Usage

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. When you first open the application, you will be presented with a list of the most popular movies. To search for a specific movie, follow these steps:

1. Enter a movie title into the search bar and click the "Search" button.
2. View the search results and click on a movie to view more details.

Note that in order to use the IMDb-API, you will need to obtain your own API key. To do this, create an account on the IMDb-API website and navigate to the API section of your account settings. Once you have obtained an API key, replace the value of the Key field in the appsettings.json file with your own key.

Built With

• .NET Core Web API
• React
• Material UI

Authors

• Daniel Madhala