Christmas Movie Advent Calendar

What is it? #

An interactive Christmas movie advent calendar. Select 25 Christmas movies from The Movie Database, and the app randomizes them and displays them as ornaments on a Christmas tree. Click each decoration throughout December to reveal your movie for that day.

Why I built it #

A fun way to gamify holiday movie watching. Instead of just picking a movie each day, this creates an interactive experience that builds anticipation as you reveal each day’s film.

The concept #

The app integrates with The Movie Database (TMDB) to let you curate your own list of 25 Christmas movies. Once selected, it randomizes them across a visual Christmas tree, turning your advent calendar into an interactive ornament hunt. Each day from December 1-25, you click an ornament to discover which movie you’ll be watching.

Tech #

Built with TMDB API integration to provide a rich library of movies. The randomization and visual tree layout create an engaging advent calendar experience.