Crunching Movie Data with MUBI API, SQLite & Python
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MUBI could be described as the "Netflix for art movies".
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If you don't know it yet, have a look at this beautiful SVOD platform: https://mubi.com/. You could get a 30-day free trial !
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Formerly known as The Auteurs, MUBI was founded in 2007 by Efe Çakarel who wanted to create a social network for cinema lovers.
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MUBI users have a selection of thirty movies on a daily rotating basis. Unlike many SVOD platforms relying on recommendation systems, the MUBI selection is human-curated.
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On May 21st, MUBI opened its cinema library to extend this curated selection.
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Over time, MUBI has become a distributor as well as a producer.
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The Github repository contains the 3 Python files used to retrieve movie data with MUBI API in April 2020 during the Great Lockdown.
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Kaggle notebook showing business insights extracted from MUBI SQLite DB available here: https://www.kaggle.com/clementmsika/movie-lovers-on-mubi-eda
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For the SQLite DB created with MUBI API, see the following page: https://www.kaggle.com/clementmsika/mubi-sqlite-database-for-movie-lovers