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ReactJS Projects: Movie Search App

Beginner Level Project

Description

The Movie Search App is a starter project for learning how to work with APIs in React. It allows users to search for movies using their titles, providing insights on how to fetch and display data from an external source.

Requirements

The Movie Search App should provide the following functionality:

  • Allow users to enter a movie title into a search field.
  • Fetch and display movie information from an API.
  • Display pertinent details such as title, release date, and a brief description.
  • Handle errors when no movie is found or API call fails.

Key Concepts

  • React components and state management.
  • Fetching data using the Fetch API or Axios.
  • Handling asynchronous operations in React.
  • Building a clean and responsive UI with Tailwind CSS.

Learning Objectives

After completing this project, students will be able to:

  • Fetch and display data from an external API in React.
  • Implement asynchronous operations using Promises or Async/Await.
  • Build interactive and user-friendly components with state management.
  • Design a responsive interface leveraging CSS frameworks.

Getting Started

Choose your preferred package manager to create a new project:

$ npm create vite@latest movie-search-app -- --template react-ts

Then follow the prompts!