A light weight web application for searching movies, TV shows, and celebrities with streaming availability in India. Co-created with GitHub Copilot using vanilla JavaScript and powered by The Movie Database (TMDB) API.

• Movies & TV Shows: Search across both content types simultaneously
• Celebrity Search: Find actors, directors, producers, and other film personalities
• Smart Sorting: Results sorted by popularity for better relevance

• Comprehensive Info: Release dates, runtime, seasons/episodes, ratings
• Cast & Crew: Interactive cast and crew listings with clickable names
• Plot Summaries: Overviews and synopses

• India-Specific: Shows streaming availability for Indian platforms:
  • Netflix
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Disney+ Hotstar
  • Sony LIV
  • ZEE5
  • JioCinema
  • Aha Video

• TMDB Integration: Direct links to The Movie Database pages
• Cross-Navigation: Click on cast/crew names to explore their filmography

• Mobile-First: Optimized for all screen sizes
• Touch-Friendly: Easy navigation on mobile devices
• Fast Loading: Efficient API calls and image optimization

• Modern web browser with JavaScript enabled
• TMDB API key (free registration at themoviedb.org)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/movie-search-app.git
   cd movie-search-app

2. Configure API Key

   Open show.html and replace the API key:

   const API_KEY = 'your_tmdb_api_key_here';

3. Launch the Application

   Simply open show.html in your web browser:

   # Using a local server (recommended)
   python -m http.server 8000
   # Then visit http://localhost:8000/show.html
   
   # Or open directly
   open show.html

1. Select search type: "Movies & TV Shows" or "Celebrity"
2. Enter your search term
3. Press Enter or click "Search"
4. Browse through the results

• Cast/Crew Navigation: Click on any cast or crew member's name to search for their other works
• Content Discovery: Click on movie/show titles in celebrity profiles to search for that content
• Streaming Access: Click on streaming service badges to go directly to the content

Movies & TV Shows:
- "Parasite" → Find Bong Joon-ho's acclaimed film
- "Breaking Bad" → Discover the complete TV series

Celebrity:
- "Christopher Nolan" → Explore the director's filmography
- "Priyanka Chopra" → View the actress's movies and shows

• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• API: The Movie Database (TMDB) REST API
• Styling: Modern CSS with Flexbox and Grid
• Images: Responsive image loading with fallbacks

• search/multi - Multi-content search
• search/movie - Movie-specific search
• search/tv - TV show search
• search/person - Celebrity search
• movie/{id} - Detailed movie information
• tv/{id} - Detailed TV show information
• person/{id} - Celebrity details and filmography
• {type}/{id}/watch/providers - Streaming availability

• Lazy Loading: Content loaded progressively
• Error Handling: Graceful degradation for API failures
• Caching: Browser caching for repeated searches
• Responsive Images: Optimized image sizes

// In show.html
const API_KEY = 'your_tmdb_api_key_here';
const BASE_URL = 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3';
const IMAGE_BASE_URL = 'https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92';

• Result Limits: Modify slice(0, 50) to change number of results
• Image Sizes: Update IMAGE_BASE_URL for different image resolutions
• Streaming Services: Add new platforms in getProviderLink() function

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

• The Movie Database (TMDB) - For providing the comprehensive movie and TV database API
• [Streaming Services] - For making content accessible through their platforms
• [Open Source Community] - For inspiration and best practices

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