MovieBox – Online Movie Ticket Booking System

A scalable movie ticket booking system with real-time show listings, ticket reservations, and role-based access — built by our APTECH team as a final semester project.

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🎬 Project Overview

MovieBox is a full-stack web application that lets users:

• Browse currently showing movies
• View trailers and descriptions
• Book tickets online
• Leave feedback/reviews

Built from scratch, this system includes a complete admin panel for managing movies, shows, and feedback, and separate dashboards for users and admins.

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👥 Team Members

• Himesh Dua – Full Stack Developer (React + Laravel integration, dashboard UI)
• Saad, Ahmed, Ahmed Faraz – UI design, backend CRUD logic, routing
• Supervisor: Mr. Susheel Sham Talreja (APTECH Lyari Town)

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + Vite + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: PHP Laravel 10
• Routing: Inertia.js (for seamless Laravel + React)
• Database: MySQL with Eloquent ORM
• Authentication: Laravel Breeze (role-based guards)

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🔐 Role-Based Access System

| Role | Access Features | | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | Admin | Add/edit/delete movies, assign show timings, view feedback | | User | Book tickets, view trailers, leave reviews |

Every user sees a different dashboard after logging in. We used Laravel policies and guards to enforce role-based logic.

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🎥 Features

• 🗂️ Movie listings with search and filter
• 🎞️ Trailer preview modals
• 🎟️ Seat selection + ticket booking
• 📊 Admin dashboard with full CRUD
• 🌙 Light/dark theme switch (custom)
• ✍️ Review submission with moderation

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💡 Challenges We Solved

• Integrating Laravel backend with React (via Inertia)
• Structuring database schema for movies, shows, bookings
• Designing reusable components for cards, modals, and dashboards
• Handling dynamic seat allocation (WIP for future)

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📸 Preview

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🔗 Demo + Code (Private Repo)

• 🔒 Hosted version: Private
• 🔧 Code available on request

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🧱 What We’d Improve Next

• ✅ Seat selection logic with real-time reservation locks
• ✅ Email notifications for ticket confirmation
• ✅ PDF ticket download
• ✅ Multi-admin support with roles
• ✅ Stripe/PayFast payment integration

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🎓 What I Learned

Working on MovieBox gave me:

• Experience with Laravel's authentication + guards
• Confidence to integrate React and Laravel at scale
• Stronger understanding of multi-role dashboards
• Real teamwork and deadline-driven planning

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🚀 Final Words

MovieBox isn’t just a class project — it’s a real-world web app with production-grade logic and scalable UI/UX. It proves what a focused team of young devs can do in just a few weeks when properly mentored and organized.

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📣 Built With ❤️ at APTECH Lyari

Thanks to our teacher Mr. Susheel for helping us stay on track and guiding our architecture decisions.

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