diff --git a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
index 362e2791..9bb08595 100644
--- a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ def show
       )
   end
 
+  def create
+    # given JSON from addMovie in movie_view, create a movie in the db
+    movie = Movie.new(title: params["title"], overview: params["overview"], release_date: params["release_date"], image_url: params["image_url"], inventory: params["inventory"])
+
+    if movie.save
+      render status: :ok, json: movie
+    else
+      render status: "Failed to create movie"
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    Movie.destroy(params["id"])
+  end
+
   private
 
   def require_movie
diff --git a/app/models/movie.rb b/app/models/movie.rb
index 0327a4d6..de6dee8e 100644
--- a/app/models/movie.rb
+++ b/app/models/movie.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ def image_url
     if !orig_value
       MovieWrapper::DEFAULT_IMG_URL
     else
+      puts "This is the orig_value" + orig_value
+      if orig_value.include?('http')
+        return orig_value
+      else
       MovieWrapper.construct_image_url(orig_value)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 54bf033e..955dcd70 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   resources :customers, only: [:index]
 
-  resources :movies, only: [:index, :show], param: :title
+  resources :movies, only: [:index, :show, :create, :destroy], param: :title
 
   post "/rentals/:title/check-out", to: "rentals#check_out", as: "check_out"
   post "/rentals/:title/return", to: "rentals#check_in", as: "check_in"
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 36750f8e..412e650a 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   Customer.create!(customer)
 end
 
-JSON.parse(File.read('db/seeds/movies.json')).each do |movie|
-  Movie.create!(movie)
-end
+# JSON.parse(File.read('db/seeds/movies.json')).each do |movie|
+#   Movie.create!(movie)
+# end
diff --git a/lib/movie_wrapper.rb b/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
index 7bd05c0e..b6d4bb12 100644
--- a/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ def self.search(query)
       return []
     else
       movies = response["results"].map do |result|
-        self.construct_movie(result)
+        if Movie.exists?(release_date: result["release_date"])
+          Movie.find_by_release_date(result["release_date"])
+        else
+          self.construct_movie(result)
+        end
       end
+      # puts movies
       return movies
     end
   end
@@ -24,11 +29,11 @@ def self.search(query)
 
   def self.construct_movie(api_result)
     Movie.new(
-      title: api_result["title"],
-      overview: api_result["overview"],
-      release_date: api_result["release_date"],
-      image_url: api_result["poster_path"], #(api_result["poster_path"] ? self.construct_image_url(api_result["poster_path"]) : nil),
-      external_id: api_result["id"])
+    title: api_result["title"],
+    overview: api_result["overview"],
+    release_date: api_result["release_date"],
+    image_url: api_result["poster_path"], #(api_result["poster_path"] ? self.construct_image_url(api_result["poster_path"]) : nil),
+    external_id: api_result["id"])
   end
 
   def self.construct_image_url(img_name)