MovieRama

MovieRama is a lightweight movie discovery web app powered by The Movie Database (TMDB).

Tech stack

• Vanilla JavaScript frontend
• Node.js + Express backend proxy

Main features

• Search movies and browse paginated results.
• Infinite scrolling for seamless discovery.
• Expandable movie cards with:
  • trailer embeds (YouTube/Vimeo when available)
  • user reviews with “read more” expansion
  • similar movie recommendations
• Genre, release year, overview, and rating metadata on each card.
• Lazy loading for poster and icon assets.
• Backend TMDB proxy with server-side credential handling (API_READ_ACCESS_TOKEN or API_KEY).

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• TMDB credential as environment variable (API_READ_ACCESS_TOKEN preferred, API_KEY supported)

Run locally

npm install
npm start

Open http://localhost:4200.

Scripts

• npm start — start server
• npm test — syntax checks