2024

From blockbusters to hidden gems.

A movie database in your pocket.

MovieLookup

Movie Database App

Movie Database

/ˈmuːvi ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/

This app immerses users in the world of cinema by offering a comprehensive guide to movies. From blockbusters to hidden gems, it provides trends, detailed insights, and a personalized experience. The interface is inspired by iOS 18’s Photos app, featuring a grid layout that ensures a clean, intuitive user experience. Built in Swift with a strong focus on UI, the result is a sleek, one-page app that helps users discover new films and navigate the world of cinema effortlessly.

Swift · SwiftUI · TMDB APIiOS · macOS · iPadOS

Highlights

The MovieLookup home grid of colourful movie posters, inspired by the iOS Photos app.
A grid built for browsing.
A trending section in MovieLookup highlighting popular films with ratings.
Trending today, at a glance.
A MovieLookup detail screen with synopsis, cast and rating for a film.
Every detail, one tap away.

Experience
One app,
every Apple screen.

The MovieLookup app shown responsively on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Cross-platform support 📱💻 Built for iOS, macOS and iPadOS, the app adapts effortlessly to each platform’s layout. A spatial design concept for Apple Vision Pro extends the experience further, blending it into Apple’s spatial ecosystem for a consistent, accessible journey across every device.

MovieLookup pulling live data from the TMDB API.

Integration with the TMDB API 📦 The app is powered by the robust TMDB API, surfacing up-to-date trends, cast details and synopses. It keeps users informed about the latest releases and enables personalized searches and filtering by criteria like genre or cast.

Under the hood
Powered by data,
shaped for cinema.

The MovieLookup grid layout inspired by the iOS 18 Photos app.

A Photos-inspired grid 🎞️ Modelled on iOS 18’s Photos app, the grid layout keeps the interface clean and intuitive — letting the posters do the talking and making discovery feel effortless from the very first screen.

The single-page MovieLookup flow guiding a user from browse to detail.

One-page, frictionless flow 🍿 Research, design and continuous testing shaped a seamless journey for movie enthusiasts. The result is a sleek, one-page app that helps users discover new films and navigate the world of cinema without getting in their way.