Project: lb_imdb

The objective of this project is to write a script that recommends a movie title based on a genre and a decade.

General instructions

Here are the general instructions to complete this project:

1. The script must be named lb_imdb.js.

2. The script must be written in JavaScript.

Implementation

Here are the implementation details for this project:

1. The script must only use:

   • Variables (e.g., let, const).
   • Conditional statements (e.g., if, else, switch).
   • Comparison operators (e.g., ==, !==).

2. The script must include and start with two global variables named genre and decade:

   lb_imdb.js

   const genre;
   const decade;
   

   Where:

   • genre is a string that represents the genre of a movie (e.g., 'War', 'Action').
   • decade is an integer that represents the decade in which a movie was released (e.g., 1990, 2000).

3. Based on the value of the genre and decade variables, the script must recommend a movie title in the following list:

   • Action:

     • Timecop (1994) – 99 minutes
     • Gladiator (2000) – 155 minutes

   • War:

     • Saving Private Ryan (1998) – 169 minutes
     • Black Hawk Down (2001) – 144 minutes

   • Comedy:

     • The Hangover (2009) – 100 minutes

Usage

Here is how the script should behave in different scenarios:

1. If a movie matches the value of both the genre and decade variables, the script must output its name.

   For example, considering the following values:

   lb_imdb.js

   const genre = 'Action';
   const decade = 1990;
   
   // ...
   

   When executed, the script should produce this output:

   $ node lb_imdb.js
   Timecop (1994) – 99 minutes
   

2. If none of the movies match the value of the genre nor the decade variable, the script must output an error.

   For example, considering the following values:

   lb_imdb.js

   const genre = 'Romance';
   const decade = 1960;
   
   // ...
   

   When executed, the script should produce this output:

   $ node lb_imdb.js
   Error: Movie not found
   

Hints

Here are some useful hints to solve this project:

1. In JavaScript, you can output the value of an expression to the terminal by specifying it between the parentheses () of the the console.log() function.

   const title = "Timecop (1994) – 99 minutes";
   
   console.log(title);