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š QuickShow ā Movie Booking Platform QuickShow is a full-stack movie ticket booking demo built with Next.js (App Router), Convex, Better Auth, and the TMDB API. It simulates a real-world cinema booking experience, from discovering movies to reserving seats and completing checkout. The goal of the project was to build a production-style booking system with real-time seat handling, authentication, payments, and a smooth end-to-end user experience. š¬ What It Does Browse and discover movies with TMDB-powered search and filtering View detailed movie pages with trailers, cast, and recommendations Select showtimes and reserve seats with server-backed holds (Convex) Create accounts, manage favorites, and track bookings Complete payments using Stripe checkout Access digital tickets with QR codes and a staff scan flow Separate upcoming and past bookings based on movie end time Lightweight analytics tracking for key user actions āļø Tech Stack Built with a modern full-stack architecture: Next.js 16 (App Router) React 19 + TypeScript Tailwind CSS 4 Convex (real-time backend + database) Better Auth (authentication system) TMDB API (movie data) Stripe (payments) š§ Key Features / Engineering Focus Real-time seat reservation system with server-side holds Secure authentication and account management Payment flow with Stripe checkout + webhook confirmation QR-based ticket generation and scanning system Mobile-first UI optimized for real usage flows Clean separation of server/client logic in Next.js App Router š Notes This project was designed as a production-style demo of a complete booking system architecture, including authentication, payments, and real-time data handling.
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