Movieclub.app

A web application that facilitates virtual movie clubs, enabling groups of friends or communities to schedule, watch, and discuss movies together online. Built with Laravel, Vue.js, and Inertia.js, it provides real-time chat during movie viewing, post-movie reviews and ratings, and scheduled meeting management with timezone awareness.

Features

• User registration and authentication with role-based access
• Movie club creation and management (up to 100 members per club)
• Public club directory with search, join requests, and admin approval
• Club slugs for SEO-friendly URLs (e.g., /clubs/friday-film-club)
• Club statistics page with member activity, genre distribution, and rating trends
• TMDB API movie search with advanced filtering (genre, year, rating, platform)
• Saved movie searches — save and reuse filter combinations
• Movie collections — curated, thematic movie lists
• Personalized movie recommendations powered by user preferences and club activity
• Scheduled movie watching sessions with timezone-aware scheduling
• Calendar feed (iCal) subscription for club meeting schedules
• Real-time chat during movie viewing with emoji picker and Markdown support
• Half-star rating and review system (0.5-5 stars) with spoiler protection
• User rating analytics on profile (average, genre breakdown, distribution)
• Movie chooser rotation system (round-robin by default)
• Discussion boards with threaded posts, Markdown formatting, and discussion tags
• Watchlist system (personal and club watchlists)
• RSVP tracking with Google Calendar integration
• Admin dashboards for club and system management
• Registration toggle for site-wide access control
• Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation (press ? for help)
• Onboarding checklist for new users
• Legal pages, abuse reporting, and public changelog
• Duplicate movie prevention for meeting selection
• Streaming availability — see where to stream, rent, or buy movies (via TMDB/JustWatch)
• Pre-meeting countdown timers on dashboard and meeting pages
• Meeting reminder emails (30 min before) and post-meeting review prompts
• Email notification preferences — opt out of reminders from your profile
• Club movie history page with stats, ratings, sorting, and pagination
• Emoji reactions on chat messages and discussion posts
• Click-to-reveal spoiler protection for reviews and discussion posts
• Google Analytics integration (production only)
• Cinema Gold (#D4AF37) dark theme designed for cinematic immersion

Tech Stack

• Backend: Laravel 13 (PHP 8.3)
• Frontend: Vue.js 3 (Composition API) + Inertia.js
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Database: MySQL 8.0
• Cache/WebSockets: Redis + Laravel Echo Server
• Containerization: Docker + Docker Compose
• Movie Data: TMDB API
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions with test coverage reporting