Building a Movie Platform with Next.js and TMDB API

Building a Movie Platform with Next.js and TMDB API

Published by Elvis Manzi

Introduction

As part of my journey toward becoming a better full-stack developer, I wanted to build something that would help me deepen my understanding of Next.js while also creating a project that people could actually use. That's how I ended up building Epic Screen, a movie discovery platform powered by the TMDB API.

The goal wasn't just to display movie posters. I wanted to understand how modern web applications fetch data, handle dynamic routes, improve performance, and provide a great user experience.