CinemaStats

CinemaStats is a movie rating website that allows users to search, rate, and review movies and TV shows. In addition, users can upload photos of movies and view nearby movie theaters on a map. The website is built using Node.js, MongoDB, Express, Bootstrap, EJS, Cloudinary, Mapbox, and the OMDB API.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Bootstrap
• EJS
• Cloudinary
• Mapbox
• OMDB API

Features

• User authentication and registration system
• Search for movies and TV shows by title or keyword
• View movie details, including posters and reviews
• Rate movies and TV shows on a 1-5 scale
• Write and read reviews for movies and TV shows
• Upload photos of movies and TV shows
• View nearby movie theaters on a map
• Add new theater locations

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

2. Install the required dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project directory with the following variables:

MOVIE_API=your-omdb-api
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your-cloudinary-cloud-name
CLOUDINARY_KEY=your-cloudinary-api-key
CLOUDINARY_SECRET=your-cloudinary-secret
MAP_API=your-mapbox-api
MONGOURL=your-mongodb-url

4. Start the server:

npm start

5. Navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to access the CinemaStats website.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! If you have any suggestions or find any bugs, please submit an issue or a pull request. If you would like to contribute to the MindStream website, feel free to submit a pull request

Credits

This website uses the following third-party services:

• Cloudinary for image and video management
• Mapbox for maps and geocoding
• OMDB API for movie and TV show details

Acknowledgements

• The Express and MongoDB documentation was helpful in building the website.
• The Bootstrap CSS framework was used for styling the website.
• Stack Overflow was helpful in solving some issues and errors during development.