🎬 Movie Catalog Management System

A simple and interactive Movie Catalog Management System built with Python.
This project allows users to add, remove, search, and display movies using a JSON file for data storage.

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🎯 Features

• 📃 View all movies in the catalog
• ➕ Add new movies (with director name and release year)
• ❌ Remove movies from the list
• 🔍 Search movies by director, title, or release year
• 💾 Data persistence using a local movies_data.json file

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📁 File Structure

movie-catalog/
├── movies_data.json         # Stores all the movies in JSON format
└── movie_catalog.py         # Main script with menu-driven interface

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/movie-catalog.git
   cd movie-catalog

2. Run the program:

   python movie_catalog.py

3. Follow the on-screen prompts to manage your movie collection.

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🧠 How It Works

• The system reads from and writes to movies_data.json.
• Each movie has:
  • Director name
  • Movie title
  • Release year
• The app prevents invalid input like non-numeric years or future release dates.

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👥 Who Is This For?

• Beginners practicing file handling and OOP in Python
• Anyone building a portfolio project in Python
• Students learning basic CRUD operations

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📌 Coming Soon

• Sort movies by year or name
• Edit/update movie details
• Export to CSV

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📄 License

This project is free to use for learning and personal use.