In this project we use 2 APIs, from two very famous sites, OMDb (Open Movie Database) and Rotten Tomatoes, to suggest the user similar movies according to his taste. Here is what we use the APIs for:
We use the Open Movie Database for searching for movies of similar genre. We find a way to store this data locally in Python. The rules to access the API can be found on this link.
We do not want to recommend the user just similar movies, we want to offer him only the best few of the lot. In the second stage of the project, we use the Rotten Tomatoes API to determine the rating (as a percentage) for each movie suggestion.
The program gives an output of 5 movies similar to the one which the customer inputs sorted from the highest to the lowest rating!
The API access requires keys, which have been starred out. You will need to enter your key to get the program working.