Movie Database Android Application

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

Movies are an integral part of our entertainment lives. As a developer, making an application that displays information about movies can be a rewarding project idea! In this article we will learn about making an application that displays basic information about movies like Posters, Title, Runtime, Taglines, Revenue, Production companies, etc. We will be making use of TMBD API (The Movie Database API) which is completely free for development and learning purposes.

What is TMDB API?

TMDB or The Movie Database is a popular database platform that provides API's to access the information of requested movies. The TMDb API provides developers with the ability to access data like movie details, genres, trailers, ratings, and much more. With a simple request, you can search for movies, explore trending titles, or access in-depth information about specific films and cast members.

Sign Up in TMDB

To use TMDB API, you need to log in to your account and use the authorization token provided after logging in:

Go to the TMDB Website.
SignUp using your account details
Apply for a new Authorization Token
Fill in your details
Submit.

After completing the above steps you will get an authorization token. Save it somewhere because we will need to use it in the application.

Working on the Application

When you have successfully Signed Up on TMDB we can process to build the application.

What will the Application look like?

There will be a total 2 screens in the Application
- List of movies Display Screen ( The Launcher Activity ).
  - The list will be of Searched Movie, Trending Movies, Popular Movies, and Saved Movies.
- More Details about the Selected Movie.
For Saving the favorite movies, we will use SQLite Database in Android.

Doing Pre-tasks

Before diving straight into the code, we must first have all the resources, Images, drawable, etc

colors.xml

Below is the colors.xml file. It defines all the colors used in the application:

colors.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="black">#FF000000</color>
    <color name="white">#FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="yellow">#da9100</color>
    <color name="card_background_color">#2E2E2E</color>
    <color name="overview_background_color">#3E3E3E</color>
    <color name="dark_background">#121212</color>
    <color name="dark_toolbar">#1F1F1F</color>
    <color name="dark_text">#FFFFFF</color>
    <color name="dark_subtext">#B0B0B0</color>
    <color name="dark_accent">#FF4081</color>
    <color name="colorAccentDark">#BB86FC</color>
    <color name="buttonDarkBackground">#333333</color>
</resources>

Drawable Files

Drawable files can be Drawable resource layout files or any images. We are making use of both.

1. Create a search_background.xml file. This is the Background of the EditText where users can search for movies

search_background.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <solid android:color="@color/white"/>
    <corners android:radius="15dp"/>
    <padding android:top="10dp" android:bottom="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:left="10dp"/>
</shape>

2. Create filter_button_background.xml file. This is the background of the filter buttons present on the home screen. Filter buttons are nothing but filtering Saved, Trending, Popular, and searched Movies.

XML

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <!-- Selected state -->
    <item android:state_selected="true">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/colorAccentDark" /> <!-- Highlight color when pressed -->
            <corners android:radius="16dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>

    <!-- Default state -->
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/buttonDarkBackground" /> <!-- Default button background -->
            <corners android:radius="16dp" /> <!-- Rounded corners -->
            <stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="@color/colorAccentDark" /> <!-- Optional border -->
        </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

3. Download and place two images in your Drawable file. These two images are very easily available on the internet

A Placeholder Image. Name It placeholder.
A Search icon. Name it search.

Adding Necessary Dependencies

Go to your Gradle Scripts > build.gradle.kts (Module: app) file. Add the following dependencies into it and sync the changes.

Kotlin

implementation("com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.11.0")
implementation("com.android.volley:volley:1.2.1")
implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.9.0")
implementation("com.google.android.flexbox:flexbox:3.0.0")

With this, the resources for the application res completed. Let's dive into the code

Database Helper Class

To save the favorite movies of the user, we will implement a SQLite database. To implement the database, we will need a helper class that will communicate with the database and help our application to store and retrieve values from the database.

Go into your app > java > com > PACKAGE > PACKAGE.
Make a new Package Database.
Inside the new package, make a new Java class called SqLiteHelper.java

Java

import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;

import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany.productionCompanyModel;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class SqLiteHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "movies_db";
    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;

    public SqLiteHelper(Context context) {
        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        // Create the movies table
        String CREATE_MOVIES_TABLE = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS movies (" +
                "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, " +
                "title TEXT, " +
                "poster_path TEXT, " +
                "tagline TEXT, " +
                "release_date TEXT, " +
                "runtime INTEGER, " +
                "rating REAL, " +
                "overview TEXT, " +
                "budget INTEGER, " +
                "revenue INTEGER, " +
                "genres TEXT, " +
                "languages TEXT)";
        db.execSQL(CREATE_MOVIES_TABLE);

        // Create the production_companies table
        String CREATE_PRODUCTION_COMPANIES_TABLE = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS production_companies (" +
                "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, " +
                "movie_id INTEGER, " +
                "company_name TEXT, " +
                "logo_path TEXT, " +
                "FOREIGN KEY(movie_id) REFERENCES movies(id) ON DELETE CASCADE)";
        db.execSQL(CREATE_PRODUCTION_COMPANIES_TABLE);
    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS movies");
        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS production_companies");
        onCreate(db);
    }

    // Check if the movie exists in the DB
    public boolean isMovieSaved(int movieId) {
        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
        Cursor cursor = db.query("movies", new String[]{"id"}, "id=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(movieId)}, null, null, null);
        boolean exists = cursor.getCount() > 0;
        cursor.close();
        return exists;
    }

    // Insert movie and production companies
    public void insertMovie(int id, String title, String posterPath, String tagline, String releaseDate, int runtime,
                            double rating, String overview, long budget, long revenue, String genres, String languages,
                            List<productionCompanyModel> productionCompanies) {
        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();

        // Insert movie
        ContentValues movieValues = new ContentValues();
        movieValues.put("id", id);
        movieValues.put("title", title);
        movieValues.put("poster_path", posterPath);
        movieValues.put("tagline", tagline);
        movieValues.put("release_date", releaseDate);
        movieValues.put("runtime", runtime);
        movieValues.put("rating", rating);
        movieValues.put("overview", overview);
        movieValues.put("budget", budget);
        movieValues.put("revenue", revenue);
        movieValues.put("genres", genres);
        movieValues.put("languages", languages);

        db.insert("movies", null, movieValues);

        // Insert production companies associated with this movie
        for (int i = 0; i < productionCompanies.size(); i++) {
            productionCompanyModel company = productionCompanies.get(i);
            String companyName = company.getName();
            String logoPath = company.getLogo_path();

            ContentValues companyValues = new ContentValues();
            companyValues.put("movie_id", id);
            companyValues.put("company_name", companyName);
            companyValues.put("logo_path", logoPath);

            db.insert("production_companies", null, companyValues);
        }

        //db.close();
    }

    // Delete movie
    public void deleteMovie(int movieId) {
        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
        db.delete("movies", "id=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(movieId)});
        db.delete("production_companies", "movie_id=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(movieId)});
        //db.close();
    }

    // Get movie details
    public Cursor getMovieDetails(int movieId) {
        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
        return db.query("movies", null, "id=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(movieId)}, null, null, null);
    }

    // Get production companies for a movie
    public List<productionCompanyModel> getProductionCompanies(int movieId) {
        List<productionCompanyModel> companies = new ArrayList<>();
        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
        Cursor cursor = db.query("production_companies", null, "movie_id=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(movieId)}, null, null, null);

        if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            do {
                int companyNameIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("company_name");
                int logoPathIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("logo_path");
                if(companyNameIndex > 0 && logoPathIndex > 0){
                    String companyName = cursor.getString(companyNameIndex);
                    String logoPath = cursor.getString(logoPathIndex);
                    companies.add(new productionCompanyModel(logoPath, companyName));
                }
                else{
                    System.out.println("SOME ERRORR OCCURRED");
                }
            } while (cursor.moveToNext());
        }
        cursor.close();
        return companies;
    }
}

With this our Database Helper class is successfully made.

Frontend: XML layouts

Our application will have two main layout files and a few RecyclerView layout files. Lets look at them one by one

activity_main.xml

This is the launcher activity of out application. This activity will display all the popular, trending and searched movies. We will have a search bar and some filter buttons and the main content Recycler View. The recycler View will display the resultant movies for the applied filter.

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <!-- Search Bar -->
    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:id="@+id/searchBar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginHorizontal="30dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/buttonContainer">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/editText"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:hint="Search for Movies"
            android:textColor="@color/black"
            android:textColorHint="@color/black"
            android:background="@drawable/search_background"
            android:paddingEnd="40dp"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/searchIcon"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/searchIcon"
            android:layout_width="40dp"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_marginHorizontal="10dp"
            android:src="@drawable/search"
            android:contentDescription="Search Icon"
            android:background="@drawable/search_background"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/editText"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>


    <com.google.android.flexbox.FlexboxLayout
        android:id="@+id/buttonContainer"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
        android:layout_marginHorizontal="30dp"
        app:flexDirection="row"
        app:flexWrap="wrap"
        app:justifyContent="flex_start"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/recyclerView"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/searchBar">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/searched_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/filter_button_background"
            android:text="Searched"
            android:layout_margin="2dp"
            android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
            android:paddingVertical="2dp"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:visibility="gone"
            app:backgroundTint="@null" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/trending_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/filter_button_background"
            android:text="Trending"
            android:layout_margin="2dp"
            android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
            android:paddingVertical="2dp"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            app:backgroundTint="@null" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/popular_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/filter_button_background"
            android:text="Popular"
            android:layout_margin="2dp"
            android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
            android:paddingVertical="2dp"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            app:backgroundTint="@null" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/saved_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/filter_button_background"
            android:text="Saved Movies"
            android:layout_margin="2dp"
            android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
            android:paddingVertical="2dp"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            app:backgroundTint="@null" />


    </com.google.android.flexbox.FlexboxLayout>


    <!-- RecyclerView for displaying movie search results -->
    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_marginHorizontal="30dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/buttonContainer"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

This is what the preview layout should look like

Layout File for Recycler View in Main Activity

Create a new layout resource names search_layout.xml file in the same directory as your main_activity.xml file.

search_layout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_margin="8dp"
    android:elevation="4dp"
    app:cardCornerRadius="8dp"
    app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/card_background_color">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:padding="8dp">

        <!-- Movie Poster -->
        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/movie_poster"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="200dp"
            android:src="@drawable/placeholder"
            android:scaleType="fitCenter"
            android:contentDescription="Movie Poster" />

        <!-- Movie Title -->
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/movie_title"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Title"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:textSize="18sp"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:paddingTop="8dp"
            android:paddingBottom="4dp"
            android:maxLines="2"
            android:ellipsize="end" />

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            android:paddingBottom="4dp">

            <!-- Movie Release Date -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_release_date"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Release Date"
                android:textSize="14sp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Movie Rating -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_rating"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Rating"
                android:textSize="14sp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/holo_orange_light" />
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@color/overview_background_color"
            android:padding="8dp"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <!-- Movie Overview -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_overview"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Overview"
                android:textSize="14sp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                android:maxLines="2"
                android:ellipsize="end" />
        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

Layout:

activity_movie_details.xml

Make a new Activity in your project. This activity will display more detailed information about Selected movie in your application. Users can enter this activity simply by selecting a movie from main_activity.xml file.

main_activity.xml

<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/main"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    android:background="@color/dark_background">

    <!-- AppBarLayout for collapsing toolbar -->
    <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true">

        <!-- CollapsingToolbarLayout to collapse the movie poster -->
        <com.google.android.material.appbar.CollapsingToolbarLayout
            android:id="@+id/collapsingToolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="450dp"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|exitUntilCollapsed">

            <!-- Movie Poster Image that collapses -->
            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/movie_poster"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
                app:layout_collapseMode="parallax" />


        </com.google.android.material.appbar.CollapsingToolbarLayout>
    </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>

    <!-- The main content (details) in a NestedScrollView for scrolling -->
    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
        android:id="@+id/nestedScrollView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@color/dark_background"
        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:padding="16dp">

            <!-- Movie Title (below collapsed poster) -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_title"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Movie Title"
                android:textSize="24sp"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:paddingBottom="8dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

            <!-- Tagline -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_tagline"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Tagline"
                android:paddingBottom="4dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Genres -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_genres"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Action, Adventure, Comedy"
                android:paddingBottom="8dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

            <!-- Release Date -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_release_date"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Release Date: 2016-02-09"
                android:paddingBottom="4dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Runtime -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_runtime"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Runtime: 108 min"
                android:paddingBottom="4dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Rating -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_rating"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Rating: 7.6/10"
                android:paddingBottom="4dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/holo_orange_light" />

            <!-- Overview (Movie description) -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_overview"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson..."
                android:paddingTop="8dp"
                android:paddingBottom="16dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

            <!-- Budget -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_budget"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Budget: $58,000,000"
                android:paddingBottom="4dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Revenue -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_revenue"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Revenue: $782,837,347"
                android:paddingBottom="16dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray" />

            <!-- Production Companies RecyclerView -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/production_companies_label"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Production Companies"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:textSize="18sp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/production_companies_recycler"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:layout_marginBottom="16dp" />

            <!-- Spoken Languages -->
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/movie_languages"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Languages: English"
                android:paddingBottom="16dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/saveUnsave"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:text="Save"
                android:backgroundTint="@android:color/holo_orange_dark"
                android:textColor="@color/white"/>

        </LinearLayout>
    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Layout of the above XML file:

Recycler View layout file for Production Companies

Again, make a new layout resource file production_company_layout.xml in the same directory as your activity_movie_details.xml file. This file is to display the logos of production companies involved in making of the movie.

production_company_layout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginHorizontal="10dp">

    <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/white"
        app:cardCornerRadius="25dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:padding="5dp"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/productionLogo"
                android:layout_width="50dp"
                android:layout_height="50dp"
                android:src="@drawable/placeholder" />

        </LinearLayout>

    </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Layout of the above xml file:

Backend: Calling API's and displaying in the Application

MainActivity.java

This is the backend file attached to the launcher activity. This file calls the TMDB API and displays the necessary information on the screen. MainActivity contains one Recycler View, so first we need to make an adapter and one model class for it. The Recycler View is for displaying short information about the filtered movies.

searchedMovieModel.java: This is the model file that stores the filtered movie information in a structured way

searchedMovieModel.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.searchedMovies;

public class searchedMoviesModel {

    private int id;
    private String title;
    private String overview;
    private String releaseDate;
    private String posterPath;
    private double Rating;

    // Constructor
    public searchedMoviesModel(int id, String title, String overview, String releaseDate, String posterPath, double Rating) {
        this.id = id;
        this.title = title;
        this.overview = overview;
        this.releaseDate = releaseDate;
        this.posterPath = posterPath;
        this.Rating = Rating;
    }

    // Getter and Setter Methods

    public int getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(int id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getTitle() {
        return title;
    }

    public void setTitle(String title) {
        this.title = title;
    }

    public String getOverview() {
        return overview;
    }

    public void setOverview(String overview) {
        this.overview = overview;
    }

    public String getReleaseDate() {
        return releaseDate;
    }

    public void setReleaseDate(String releaseDate) {
        this.releaseDate = releaseDate;
    }

    public String getPosterPath() {
        return posterPath;
    }

    public void setPosterPath(String posterPath) {
        this.posterPath = posterPath;
    }

    public double getVoteAverage() {
        return Rating;
    }

    public void setVoteAverage(double Rating) {
        this.Rating = Rating;
    }
}

searchedMovieAdapter.java: This file binds the search result with the RecyclerView.

searchedMovieAdapter.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.searchedMovies;

import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.startActivity;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.Database.SqLiteHelper;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.R;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.movieDetails;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.savedMovieDetails;

import java.util.List;

public class searchedMoviesAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<searchedMoviesAdapter.searchedMoviesHolder> {

    private Context context;
    private List<searchedMoviesModel> movieList;
    private SqLiteHelper dbHelper;

    public searchedMoviesAdapter(List<searchedMoviesModel> movies, Context context){
        movieList = movies;
        this.context = context;
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public searchedMoviesHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.search_layout, parent, false);
        return new searchedMoviesHolder(view);
    }
  
	// Binds the content with the components


    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull searchedMoviesHolder holder, int position) {
        searchedMoviesModel movie = movieList.get(position);
        holder.title.setText(movie.getTitle());
        holder.release.setText("Release Date: " + movie.getReleaseDate());
        holder.rating.setText("Rating: " + movie.getVoteAverage());
        holder.overview.setText(movie.getOverview());

        String posterUrl = "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500" + movie.getPosterPath(); // TMDb URL for posters
        Glide.with(context)
                .load(posterUrl)
                .placeholder(R.drawable.placeholder) // Placeholder image while loading
                .error(R.drawable.placeholder)
                .into(holder.poster);


        holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            dbHelper = new SqLiteHelper(context);
            boolean isSaved = dbHelper.isMovieSaved(movie.getId());
            Intent intent;
            if (isSaved) {
                // If movie is saved, open the saved movie details
                intent = new Intent(context, savedMovieDetails.class);
                intent.putExtra("MOVIE_ID", movie.getId());
            } else {
                // If movie is not saved, open the regular movie details
                intent = new Intent(context, movieDetails.class);
                intent.putExtra("MOVIE_ID", movie.getId());
            }
            context.startActivity(intent);
        });

    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return movieList.size();
    }

	// Holds the components of the layout file for Recycler View
    public class searchedMoviesHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        ImageView poster;
        TextView title, overview, rating, release;
        public searchedMoviesHolder(@NonNull View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            poster = itemView.findViewById(R.id.movie_poster);
            title = itemView.findViewById(R.id.movie_title);
            overview = itemView.findViewById(R.id.movie_overview);
            rating = itemView.findViewById(R.id.movie_rating);
            release = itemView.findViewById(R.id.movie_release_date);
        }
    }
}

When both, the model file and adapter is successfully made, lets implement the MainActivity.java.

MainActivity.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies;

import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.JsonObjectRequest;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.Database.SqLiteHelper;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.searchedMovies.searchedMoviesAdapter;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.searchedMovies.searchedMoviesModel;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private RecyclerView recyclerView;
    private searchedMoviesAdapter movieAdapter;
    private List<searchedMoviesModel> trendingMovieList;
    private List<searchedMoviesModel> popularMovieList;
    private List<searchedMoviesModel> savedMovieList;
    private List<searchedMoviesModel> searchedMovieList;
    private TextView searched, trending, popular, saved;
    private String SearchText;
    private ImageView searchIcon;
    private EditText searchEditText;
    String api = "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) -> {
            Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
            v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);
            return insets;
        });
        trendingMovieList = new ArrayList<>();
        recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
        searched = findViewById(R.id.searched_button);
        trending = findViewById(R.id.trending_button);
        popular = findViewById(R.id.popular_button);
        saved = findViewById(R.id.saved_button);
        searchIcon = findViewById(R.id.searchIcon);
        searchEditText = findViewById(R.id.editText);

        popularMovieList = new ArrayList<>();
        savedMovieList = new ArrayList<>();
        searchedMovieList = new ArrayList<>();
        trendingMovieList = new ArrayList<>();
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));

        loadTrending();
        
        searched.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            loadSearched(searched.getText().toString());
        });
        
        trending.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            loadTrending();
        });
        
        popular.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            loadPopular();
        });
        
        saved.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            loadSaved();
        });

        searchIcon.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            loadSearched(searchEditText.getText().toString());
        });
        
    }

    private void loadSaved() {
        saved.setSelected(true);
        popular.setSelected(false);
        searched.setSelected(false);
        trending.setSelected(false);

        SqLiteHelper dbHelper = new SqLiteHelper(this);  // Initialize the SQLite helper
        List<searchedMoviesModel> savedMoviesList = new ArrayList<>();

        // Fetch saved movies from the database
        SQLiteDatabase db = dbHelper.getReadableDatabase();
        Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM movies", null);

        // If there are saved movies, iterate over the results and add them to the list
        if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            do {
                // Extract data from the cursor
                int idIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("id");
                int titleIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("title");
                int overviewIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("overview");
                int releaseDateIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("release_date");
                int posterPathIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("poster_path");
                int ratingIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("rating");

                // Ensure all indices are valid
                if (idIndex != -1 && titleIndex != -1 && overviewIndex != -1 && releaseDateIndex != -1 && posterPathIndex != -1 && ratingIndex != -1) {
                    int id = cursor.getInt(idIndex);
                    String title = cursor.getString(titleIndex);
                    String overview = cursor.getString(overviewIndex);
                    String releaseDate = cursor.getString(releaseDateIndex);
                    String posterPath = cursor.getString(posterPathIndex);
                    double rating = cursor.getDouble(ratingIndex);

                    // Create a movie model object and add it to the list
                    searchedMoviesModel movie = new searchedMoviesModel(id, title, overview, releaseDate, posterPath, rating);
                    savedMoviesList.add(movie);
                }
            } while (cursor.moveToNext());
        }

        cursor.close();  // Close cursor after use

        // Set up the RecyclerView with the saved movies
        movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(savedMoviesList, this);
        recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);

    }

    private void loadPopular() {
        saved.setSelected(false);
        popular.setSelected(true);
        searched.setSelected(false);
        trending.setSelected(false);
      // If the list is already populated, no need to call the API again

        if(!popularMovieList.isEmpty()){
            movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(popularMovieList, this);
            recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);
        }

		// Making an API Request        String popularMoviesUrl = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/popular?language=en-US";

        JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(
                Request.Method.GET,
                popularMoviesUrl,
                null,
                response -> {
                    try {
                        JSONArray results = response.getJSONArray("results");
                        addMovie(results, popularMovieList);
                        movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(popularMovieList, this);
                        recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);
                    } catch (JSONException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                        Log.e("MovieFetcher", "JSON parsing error: " + e.getMessage());
                    }
                },
                error -> Log.e("MovieFetcher", "Error: " + error.getMessage())
        ) {
            @Override
            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
                Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
                headers.put("Authorization", "Bearer " + api);  // Use your API key here
                headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8");
                headers.put("Accept", "application/json");
                return headers;
            }
        };

        Volley.newRequestQueue(this).add(jsonObjectRequest);
    }

    private void loadSearched(String search) {
        saved.setSelected(false);
        popular.setSelected(false);
        searched.setSelected(true);
        trending.setSelected(false);

        if(search.equals("") || search.isEmpty()){
            Toast.makeText(this, "No search value provided", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            return;
        }
        else if(search.equals(searched.getText().toString())){
            movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(searchedMovieList, this);
            recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);
            return;
        }
        searched.setText(search);
        searched.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        searchedMovieList.clear();
        String url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query="+search+"&include_adult=false&language=en-US&page=1";

        // Create a new request to fetch movie data from the API
        JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(Request.Method.GET, url, null,
                response -> {
                    try {
                        // Parse the results from the API response
                        JSONArray results = response.getJSONArray("results");
                        addMovie(results, searchedMovieList);
                        // Update RecyclerView with the new data
                        movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(searchedMovieList, this);
                        recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);

                    } catch (JSONException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                },
                error -> {
                    // Handle error
                    error.printStackTrace();
                }) {

            @Override
            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
                Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
                headers.put("Authorization", "Bearer " + api);
                headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8");
                return headers;
            }
        };

        // Add the request to the Volley request queue
        Volley.newRequestQueue(this).add(jsonObjectRequest);


    }

    private void loadTrending() {

        saved.setSelected(false);
        popular.setSelected(false);
        searched.setSelected(false);
        trending.setSelected(true);
        
        if(!trendingMovieList.isEmpty()){
            movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(trendingMovieList, this);
            recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);
            return;
        }

        JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(
                Request.Method.GET,
                "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/trending/movie/day?language=en-US",
                null,
                response -> {
                    try {
                        JSONArray results = response.getJSONArray("results");
                        addMovie(results, trendingMovieList);
                        movieAdapter = new searchedMoviesAdapter(trendingMovieList, this);
                        recyclerView.setAdapter(movieAdapter);
                    } catch (JSONException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                        Log.e("MovieFetcher", "JSON parsing error: " + e.getMessage());
                    }
                },
                error -> Log.e("MovieFetcher", "Error: " + error.getMessage())
        ){
            @Override
            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
                Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
                headers.put("Authorization", "Bearer " + api); // Use your auth token here
                headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8");
                headers.put("Accept", "application/json");
                return headers;
            }
        };

        Volley.newRequestQueue(this).add(jsonObjectRequest);
    }

    private void addMovie(JSONArray results, List<searchedMoviesModel> movieList){
        try{
            for (int i = 0; i < results.length(); i++) {
                JSONObject movieJson = results.getJSONObject(i);

                // Extracting the data
                int id = movieJson.getInt("id");
                String title = movieJson.getString("title");
                String overview = movieJson.getString("overview");
                String releaseDate = movieJson.getString("release_date");
                String posterPath = movieJson.getString("poster_path");
                double rating = movieJson.getDouble("vote_average");

                // Creating a new movie model instance and adding it to the list
                searchedMoviesModel movie = new searchedMoviesModel(id, title, overview, releaseDate, posterPath, rating);
                movieList.add(movie);
            }
        }catch (Exception e){
            System.out.println("ERRORR");
        }
    }
}

Detailed Information about Movies

After the Main Activity work is finished, we can move onto making a new activity MovieDetails, which will show detailed information about movies. Whenever a particular movie is clicked on the MainActivity, a movieId is passed through the Intent.putExtra() function. This activity will get the movieId and use it to call API which will give more detailed information about the movie, like its production cost, runtime, revenue earned etc.

The Production companies will be displayed in a Horizontal Recycler view format. So, lets first make a new Model and Adapter class for the Production Companies.

Make a new package, productionCompany.

productionCompanyModel.java: This class will hold the images and name of the production companies returned by the API:

productionCompanyModel.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany;

public class productionCompanyModel {
    String name;
    String logo_path;

    public productionCompanyModel(String logo_path, String name) {
        this.logo_path = logo_path;
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getLogo_path() {
        return logo_path;
    }

    public void setLogo_path(String logo_path) {
        this.logo_path = logo_path;
    }
}

productionCompanyAdapter.java: This class will bind all the object data from productionCompanyModel.java into the recyclerView.

productionCompanyAdapter.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany;

import android.content.Context;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.R;

import java.util.List;

public class productionCompanyAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<productionCompanyAdapter.productionCompanyHolder> {
    List<productionCompanyModel> companies;
    Context context;

    public productionCompanyAdapter(List<productionCompanyModel> companies, Context context){
        this.companies = companies;
        this.context = context;
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public productionCompanyHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.production_company_layout, parent, false);
        return new productionCompanyHolder(view);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull productionCompanyHolder holder, int position) {
        String url = "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500" + companies.get(position).logo_path;

        Glide.with(context)
                .load(url)
                .placeholder(R.drawable.placeholder) // Placeholder image while loading
                .error(R.drawable.placeholder)
                .into(holder.logo);
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return companies.size();
    }

    public class productionCompanyHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
        ImageView logo;
        public productionCompanyHolder(@NonNull View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            logo = itemView.findViewById(R.id.productionLogo);
        }
    }
}

movieDetails.java: This is the main code for the movieDetails activity. It will make use of the movieId provided by the Intent from previous activity and call the API to get more detailed information about the movies and use the productionCompany Adapter and Model class to display all the production companies

movieDetails.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue;
import com.android.volley.Response;
import com.android.volley.VolleyError;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.JsonObjectRequest;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley;
import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.Database.SqLiteHelper;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany.productionCompanyAdapter;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany.productionCompanyModel;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class movieDetails extends AppCompatActivity {

    private TextView movieTitle, movieTagline, movieGenres, movieReleaseDate, movieRuntime, movieRating, movieOverview, movieBudget, movieRevenue, movieLanguages;
    private ImageView moviePoster;
    private RecyclerView productionCompaniesRecyclerView;
    private List<productionCompanyModel> productionCompanyList;
    private productionCompanyAdapter productionCompaniesAdapter;
    private Button saveUnsave;

    private int movieId;
    private String title, posterPath, tagline, releaseDate, overview, genres, languages;
    private int runtime;
    private long budget, revenue;
    private Double rating;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_movie_details);
        ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) -> {
            Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
            v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);
            return insets;
        });

        movieTitle = findViewById(R.id.movie_title);
        movieTagline = findViewById(R.id.movie_tagline);
        movieGenres = findViewById(R.id.movie_genres);
        movieReleaseDate = findViewById(R.id.movie_release_date);
        movieRuntime = findViewById(R.id.movie_runtime);
        movieRating = findViewById(R.id.movie_rating);
        movieOverview = findViewById(R.id.movie_overview);
        movieBudget = findViewById(R.id.movie_budget);
        movieRevenue = findViewById(R.id.movie_revenue);
        movieLanguages = findViewById(R.id.movie_languages);
        moviePoster = findViewById(R.id.movie_poster);
        productionCompaniesRecyclerView = findViewById(R.id.production_companies_recycler);
        saveUnsave = findViewById(R.id.saveUnsave);

        productionCompanyList = new ArrayList<>();
        SqLiteHelper dbHelper = new SqLiteHelper(this);

        movieId = getIntent().getIntExtra("MOVIE_ID", -1);

        // Call the API to get movie details
        getMovieDetails(movieId);

        if(dbHelper.isMovieSaved(movieId)){
            saveUnsave.setText("Delete from Saved Movies");
        }

        saveUnsave.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            if (saveUnsave.getText().equals("Save")) {
                // Save movie and production companies to the database
                dbHelper.insertMovie(movieId, title, posterPath, tagline, releaseDate, runtime, rating,
                        overview, budget, revenue, genres, languages, productionCompanyList);
                saveUnsave.setText("Delete from Saved Movies");
            } else {
                // Delete movie and its associated production companies
                dbHelper.deleteMovie(movieId);
                saveUnsave.setText("Save");
            }
        });
    }

    private void getMovieDetails(int movieId) {

        String url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/" + movieId + "?append_to_response=genres&language=en-US";
        RequestQueue queue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this);

        JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(Request.Method.GET, url, null,
                response -> {
                    try {
                        // Populate UI with data
                        title = response.getString("title");
                        movieTitle.setText(title);

                        tagline = response.getString("tagline");
                        movieTagline.setText(tagline);

                        releaseDate = response.getString("release_date");
                        movieReleaseDate.setText(releaseDate);

                        runtime = response.getInt("runtime");
                        movieRuntime.setText("Runtime: " + runtime + " min");

                        rating = response.getDouble("vote_average");
                        movieRating.setText("Rating: " + rating + "/10");

                        overview = response.getString("overview");
                        movieOverview.setText(overview);

                        posterPath = response.getString("poster_path");

                        // Load Poster Image using Picasso
                        Glide.with(movieDetails.this).load("https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500" + posterPath)
                                .error(R.drawable.placeholder)
                                .placeholder(R.drawable.placeholder)
                                        .into(moviePoster);

                        // Budget and Revenue
                        budget = response.getLong("budget");
                        movieBudget.setText("Budget: $" + budget);

                        revenue = response.getLong("revenue");
                        movieRevenue.setText("Revenue: $" + revenue);

                        // Genres
                        JSONArray genresArray = response.getJSONArray("genres");
                        StringBuilder genres = new StringBuilder();
                        for (int i = 0; i < genresArray.length(); i++) {
                            JSONObject genre = genresArray.getJSONObject(i);
                            genres.append(genre.getString("name"));
                            if (i != genresArray.length() - 1) {
                                genres.append(", ");
                            }
                        }
                        this.genres = genres.toString();
                        movieGenres.setText(this.genres);

                        // Spoken Languages
                        JSONArray languagesArray = response.getJSONArray("spoken_languages");
                        StringBuilder languages = new StringBuilder();
                        for (int i = 0; i < languagesArray.length(); i++) {
                            JSONObject language = languagesArray.getJSONObject(i);
                            languages.append(language.getString("english_name"));
                            if (i != languagesArray.length() - 1) {
                                languages.append(", ");
                            }
                        }
                        this.languages = languages.toString();
                        movieLanguages.setText("Languages: " + this.languages);

                        // Production Companies
                        JSONArray productionCompaniesArray = response.getJSONArray("production_companies");
                        productionCompanyList.clear();
                        for (int i = 0; i < productionCompaniesArray.length(); i++) {
                            JSONObject company = productionCompaniesArray.getJSONObject(i);
                            String companyName = company.getString("name");
                            String logoPath = company.optString("logo_path", null);  // Sometimes logo_path can be null
                            if(!logoPath.equals("null")){
                                productionCompanyList.add(new productionCompanyModel(logoPath, companyName));
                            }

                        }
                        productionCompaniesRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this, LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false));
                        productionCompaniesAdapter = new productionCompanyAdapter(productionCompanyList, this);
                        productionCompaniesRecyclerView.setAdapter(productionCompaniesAdapter);

                    } catch (JSONException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                }, error -> {
                    // Handle error
                    error.printStackTrace();
                }){

            @Override
            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
                String api = "YOUR_API_KEY";
                Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
                headers.put("Authorization", "Bearer " + api); // Use your auth token here
                headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8");
                headers.put("Accept", "application/json");
                return headers;
            }

        };

        queue.add(jsonObjectRequest);

    }
}

Finally, we need to make one more java class, an activity class but with the same layout of activity_movie_details.xml. This is because, if a movie is saved in the database, and the user clicks on the movie, then we don't need to call the API again as we already have information about that movie saved in the database. You can skip this step and update your intent function from the MainActivity.java file to call the API anyways.

savedMovieDetails.java: This class will be called to populate the activity_movie_details.xml file to display detailed movie information when the movie is already saved in the application, by avoiding unnecessary calling of the API.

savedMovieDetails.java

package com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies;

import android.database.Cursor;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.Database.SqLiteHelper;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany.productionCompanyAdapter;
import com.ishaanbhela.geeksformovies.productionCompany.productionCompanyModel;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class savedMovieDetails extends AppCompatActivity {

    private TextView movieTitle, movieTagline, movieGenres, movieReleaseDate, movieRuntime, movieRating, movieOverview, movieBudget, movieRevenue, movieLanguages;
    private ImageView moviePoster;
    private RecyclerView productionCompaniesRecyclerView;
    private List<productionCompanyModel> productionCompanyList;
    private productionCompanyAdapter productionCompaniesAdapter;
    private Button deleteMovie;

    private int movieId;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_movie_details); // Use the same XML layout

        // Initialize UI elements
        movieTitle = findViewById(R.id.movie_title);
        movieTagline = findViewById(R.id.movie_tagline);
        movieGenres = findViewById(R.id.movie_genres);
        movieReleaseDate = findViewById(R.id.movie_release_date);
        movieRuntime = findViewById(R.id.movie_runtime);
        movieRating = findViewById(R.id.movie_rating);
        movieOverview = findViewById(R.id.movie_overview);
        movieBudget = findViewById(R.id.movie_budget);
        movieRevenue = findViewById(R.id.movie_revenue);
        movieLanguages = findViewById(R.id.movie_languages);
        moviePoster = findViewById(R.id.movie_poster);
        productionCompaniesRecyclerView = findViewById(R.id.production_companies_recycler);

        deleteMovie = findViewById(R.id.saveUnsave);
        deleteMovie.setText("Delete from Saved Movies");

        productionCompanyList = new ArrayList<>();

        // Get movie ID from intent
        movieId = getIntent().getIntExtra("MOVIE_ID", -1);
        loadMovieDetails(movieId);

        deleteMovie.setOnClickListener(v -> {
            new SqLiteHelper(this).deleteMovie(movieId);
            finish();
        });
    }

    private void loadMovieDetails(int movieId) {
        SqLiteHelper dbHelper = new SqLiteHelper(this);
        Cursor cursor = dbHelper.getMovieDetails(movieId);

        if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            // Check and get column indices
            int titleIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("title");
            int taglineIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("tagline");
            int releaseDateIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("release_date");
            int runtimeIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("runtime");
            int ratingIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("rating");
            int overviewIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("overview");
            int budgetIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("budget");
            int revenueIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("revenue");
            int posterPathIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("poster_path");
            int genresIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("genres");
            int languagesIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex("languages");

            // Now check if the indices are valid (not -1)
            if (titleIndex != -1) {
                String title = cursor.getString(titleIndex);
                movieTitle.setText(title);
            }

            if (taglineIndex != -1) {
                String tagline = cursor.getString(taglineIndex);
                movieTagline.setText(tagline);
            }

            if (releaseDateIndex != -1) {
                String releaseDate = cursor.getString(releaseDateIndex);
                movieReleaseDate.setText(releaseDate);
            }

            if (runtimeIndex != -1) {
                int runtime = cursor.getInt(runtimeIndex);
                movieRuntime.setText("Runtime: " + runtime + " min");
            }

            if (ratingIndex != -1) {
                double rating = cursor.getDouble(ratingIndex);
                movieRating.setText("Rating: " + rating + "/10");
            }

            if (overviewIndex != -1) {
                String overview = cursor.getString(overviewIndex);
                movieOverview.setText(overview);
            }

            if (budgetIndex != -1) {
                long budget = cursor.getLong(budgetIndex);
                movieBudget.setText("Budget: $" + budget);
            }

            if (revenueIndex != -1) {
                long revenue = cursor.getLong(revenueIndex);
                movieRevenue.setText("Revenue: $" + revenue);
            }

            if (posterPathIndex != -1) {
                String posterPath = cursor.getString(posterPathIndex);
                // Load Poster Image using Glide
                Glide.with(savedMovieDetails.this).load("https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500" + posterPath)
                        .error(R.drawable.placeholder)
                        .placeholder(R.drawable.placeholder)
                        .into(moviePoster);
            }

            if (genresIndex != -1) {
                String genres = cursor.getString(genresIndex);
                movieGenres.setText("Genres: " + genres);
            }

            if (languagesIndex != -1) {
                String languages = cursor.getString(languagesIndex);
                movieLanguages.setText("Languages: " + languages);
            }

            productionCompanyList = dbHelper.getProductionCompanies(movieId);
            productionCompaniesAdapter = new productionCompanyAdapter(productionCompanyList, this);
            productionCompaniesRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this, LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false));
            productionCompaniesRecyclerView.setAdapter(productionCompaniesAdapter);


            cursor.close();  // Close the cursor when done
        } else {
            // Handle the case when the movie is not found
            movieTitle.setText("Movie not found");
        }
    }
}

Note: This application is only catered for DarkMode. So you can either switch your mobile device to DarkMode to use this application correctly or you can follow this article to see how to force the application to always run on Dark Mode even when the mobile device is in Light Mode.

Output of the Application:

Click Here to Check the Movie Database Application

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What is TMDB API?

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Working on the Application

What will the Application look like?

Doing Pre-tasks

colors.xml

Drawable Files

Adding Necessary Dependencies

Database Helper Class

Frontend: XML layouts

activity_main.xml

Layout File for Recycler View in Main Activity

Layout:

activity_movie_details.xml

Layout of the above XML file:

Recycler View layout file for Production Companies

Layout of the above xml file:

Backend: Calling API's and displaying in the Application

MainActivity.java

Detailed Information about Movies

Output of the Application:

Click Here to Check the Movie Database Application

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