Movie Ticket Booking App

What Problem Does It Solve?

This movie ticket booking website help to see new movie and there timing for shows so that movie lover can book ticket from their home.

Solution Overview

A full-stack production-style Movie Ticket Booking Web Application built with the MERN stack. Users can browse movies, select shows, choose seats, and book tickets, while Admin can manage movies, shows, and users.

Key Features

• Single login system for User & Admin
• Password hashing using bcrypt
• JWT-based authentication using Authorization header
• Role-based routes protection (USER / ADMIN)
• Secure booking ownership validation
• Movies fetched from TMDB API
• Movies listing with pagination
• Trailer integration (YouTube)
• Admin can create and manage shows
• Auto expire past shows using TTL index
• Dynamic seat layout
• Bookied seats disabled
• Secure ticket booking
• Booking confirmation page
• QR code ticket generation

Tech Stack

Deployment

• Frontend: VPS server
• Backend: VPS server
• Database: VPS sever

Future Improvements

• Seat Hold system for 5 minutes
• Real time seat update (Socket.io)
• Payment gateway
• Cancel booking page
• Ticket pdf download
• Email ticket
• Admin dashboard analytics
• Search & filter
• Peformance optimization