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🎥 Movies Explorer

Movies Explorer is a React-based web application that allows users to search for movies and view their details. It utilizes the OMDb API to fetch movie data and provides a user-friendly interface with dynamic search functionality.

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🛠 Features

• Search Movies: Search for movies by their title using the search bar.
• View Movie Details: Click on a movie card to navigate to a detailed page.
• Dynamic UI: Modern and responsive design with Tailwind CSS.
• State Management: Centralized state handled via React Context API.

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow the steps below to run the project locally.

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/vikasbhalla05/Movies-Explorer.git
cd Movies-Explorer

2. Install Dependencies

Ensure you have Node.js installed on your machine. Then, run:

npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content:

REACT_APP_OMDB_API_KEY=your_api_key

Replace your_api_key with your OMDb API key, which you can obtain here.

4. Run the Development Server

npm start

Visit the app at http://localhost:3000.

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📂 Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── MovieCard.js        # Displays individual movie data
│   ├── SearchBar.js        # Handles search functionality
├── context/
│   └── AppContext.js       # Manages global state with Context API
├── pages/
│   ├── Home.js             # Main page for search and results
│   ├── MovieDetails.js     # Displays detailed movie information
├── App.js                  # Main application component
└── index.js                # Entry point of the application

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🖼 Screenshots

Home Page

Search Results

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🧑‍💻 Technologies Used

• Frontend Framework: React
• Routing: React Router
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• State Management: React Context API
• API: OMDb API

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🏗 Planned Improvements

• Implement pagination for better search result handling.
• Add loading skeletons for smoother UX during API calls.
• Optimize image loading with lazy loading.
• Introduce unit and integration tests.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m "Add new feature".
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/your-feature.
5. Submit a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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🌟 Acknowledgments

• OMDb API for powering the movie data.
• React Community for providing excellent libraries and tools.

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