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Build a Movie APP Using Next.js

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

We will create a movie database app using Next.js and an external movie API (such as The Movie Database API). The app will enable users to view movies, search for specific movies, and view detailed information about each movie, including the title, release date, rating, brief description, and a list of actors and actresses.

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Build a Movie Database Using Next.js

Prerequisites

Approach

  • Set up a new Nextjs project with create-next-app.
  • Create an api.js file to handle API requests.
  • Define functions to fetch movie data, search movies, and fetch movie details with cast information.
  • We will use Axios to fetch data from the TMDb API.
  • Create Navbar.js for navigation links.
  • Create HomePage.js to display movies lists and implement search functionality.
  • Create dynamic route page [id].js to display detailed information and cast for a selected movie.
  • Create pagination component It allows users to navigate between different pages of movie results.

Steps to Build a Movie Database with Next.js:

Step 1: Initialized the Nextjs app and installing the required packages

npx create-next-app@latest moviedb

Step 2: It will ask you some questions, so choose as the following.

√ Would you like to use TypeScript? ... No
√ Would you like to use ESLint? ... No 
√ Would you like to use Tailwind CSS? ... No
√ Would you like to use `src/` directory? ... Yes
√ Would you like to use App Router? (recommended) ... Yes
√ Would you like to customize the default import alias (@/*)? ... No

Step 3: Install the necessary package for your project using the following command.

npm i axios bootstrap

Project Structure

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Dependencies

"dependencies": {
 "autoprefixer": "^10.4.19",
 "bootstrap": "^5.3.3",
 "next": "14.1.3",
 "react": "^18",
 "react-dom": "^18",
 }

Step 4: Create the required files and write the following code to run this movie database app .

Example: We will create a Movie Database using next.js which allow users to view movies, search for specific ones, and access detailed information.

Step 5: Save all files and start the server by using the command.

npm run dev

Output: After running the application this output will be visible on http://localhost:3000/

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