AI-Powered Movie Recommendation App

A Netflix-style frontend focused application that helps users discover movies using AI-powered recommendations based on user mood and preferences.

TL;DR

• Netflix-style UI with AI-powered movie recommendations
• Built using React, Redux, Firebase Auth, and Gemini AI
• Performance-focused (lazy loading, optimized global state)
• Deployed on Netlify

🚀 Live Demo

🔗 https://aipoweredmovieapp.netlify.app/

📊 Performance Metrics

• Optimized bundle loading using lazy-loaded routes
• Reduced unnecessary re-renders
• Improved Lighthouse performance score after optimization

🧠 Problem Statement

Users often know they want to watch something, but don’t know what to watch.
This application solves that by combining a familiar Netflix-like UI with AI-driven movie suggestions.

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• Redux
• Tailwind CSS

Backend / Services

• Firebase Authentication
• Gemini AI (for recommendations)
• Note: This project uses managed backend services (Firebase & Gemini AI). A custom backend API is planned.

✨ Key Features

• User authentication (Login / Signup)
• Global state management using Redux
• AI-powered movie recommendations
• Lazy loading for performance
• Responsive UI
• Clean API handling

⚙️ Performance Optimizations

• Lazy loading of routes and components
• Efficient Redux store structure
• Optimized API calls
• Lighthouse audits were run on production builds using Chrome DevTools.

📂 Project Structure

src/
├── components/
├── pages/
├── hooks/
├── store/
├── services/
└── utils/

📌 Learnings

• Integrating AI APIs into frontend apps
• Managing complex state with Redux
• Authentication flows with Firebase
• Performance optimization in React
• Designing scalable frontend architecture

🚧 Future Improvements

• Backend API instead of direct service calls
• User watchlists
• Recommendation history
• Improved AI prompt tuning

📷 Preview

Authentication

Home

AI powered search page

Movie detail page

🛠️ Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/adit-ya15/NetflixGpt.git
cd NetflixGpt
npm install
npm run dev

📄 License

This project is for learning and demonstration purposes.