Movie Database Application

A Python application for managing your movie collection. Features include fetching movie details from OMDB API, local storage management, and HTML website generation for your movie library.

Features

• Add, update, and delete movies
• Fetch detailed movie information from OMDB API
• Search movies in local database
• Generate responsive HTML movie gallery
• View movie statistics
• Random movie selector
• Sort movies by rating
• Support for both JSON and CSV storage

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Internet connection (for OMDB API)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone [repository-url]
cd movie-database

2. Install dependencies

pip install requests python-dotenv

3. Configure API Key

• Sign up for an API key at OMDB API
• Create a .env file in the project root
• Add your API key:

OMDB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

4. Initialize storage

echo {} > data.json

Running the Application

python main.py

Usage

The application provides the following options:

0. Exit - Close the application
1. List movies - Display all movies in database
2. Add movie - Add a new movie with details from OMDB
3. Delete movie - Remove a movie from database
4. Update movie - Modify movie rating
5. Stats - View statistics about your movie collection
6. Random movie - Get a random movie suggestion
7. Search movie - Search your local movie database
8. Movies sorted by rating - View movies sorted by rating
9. Generate Website - Create HTML gallery of your movies

Generated Website

Go to Movie Website

The application generates a responsive HTML website featuring:

• Movie posters
• Title and release year
• IMDb rating
• Plot summary
• Cast and crew information