Rando Movie Generator

Rando Movie Generator is a web application that generates random movie suggestions based on various genres. As an avid movie watcher, I often find myself spending a lot of time trying to find a movie to watch. This application aims to solve that problem by providing a quick and easy way to get a random movie suggestion.

Rando utilizes the The Movie Database (TMDb) API to fetch movie details.

Features

• Random Movie Generation: Click the "Generate" button to get a random movie suggestion.
• Genre Filtering: Optionally filter movies by selecting a specific genre.
• Favorites: Save your favorite films generated or films you want to watch.

Technologies Used

• React.js: Frontend framework for building the user interface.
• Firebase Authentication: For user authentication.
• The Movie Database (TMDb) API: To fetch random movie details.

Getting Started

1. Enter fernan17893.github.io/rando-movie-generator/ in your browser.
2. Log in with your email or password/ Sign up if you don't have an account.
3. Click the "Generate" button to get a random movie suggestion.

• Note: You must be logged in to generate a random movie suggestion.

• Each movie suggestion includes the movie title, release date, poster, and overview.
• Click on the movie poster for a direct link to the movie's IMDb page.

4. Optionally filter movies by selecting a specific genre!
5. Click on the plus(+) sign to add films to your favorites!

Installation

1. Clone the repo
2. Install NPM packages

   npm install

3. Navigate to the app directory

   cd rando-movie-generator

4. Run the app

    npm start

Dependencies

• React.js
• Firebase Authentication
• The Movie Database (TMDb) API

Author

• [Fernando Aponte]