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Flixster Movie App

Flix

Flix is an app that allows users to browse movies from the The Movie Database API.

Flix Part 2

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

• [x ] (5pts) User can tap a cell to see more details about a particular movie.
• [ x] (5pts) User can tap a tab bar button to view a grid layout of Movie Posters using a CollectionView.

BONUS

• [ ] (2pts) User can tap a poster in the collection view to see a detail screen of that movie.
• [ ] (2pts) In the detail view, when the user taps the poster, a new screen is presented modally where they can view the trailer.

Notes

Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.

REQUIRED (10pts)

• [ x] (2pts) User sees an app icon on the home screen and a styled launch screen.
• [ x] (5pts) User can view and scroll through a list of movies now playing in theaters.
• [x ] (3pts) User can view the movie poster image for each movie.

BONUS

• [x ] (2pt) User can view the app on various device sizes and orientations.
• [ x] (1pt) Run your app on a real device.

App Walkthrough GIF

Notes

I faced several challenges when trying to cast a double to a string but ultimately got help from the TAs.