# Movie Database MCP Server (Simplified)
A FastMCP server that provides access to a MongoDB movie database with natural language queries.
## Features
- Search movies by title, genre, actor, year, or rating
- Get top-rated movies by year or genre
- Count movies matching criteria
- Get detailed information about specific movies
## Prerequisites
- Python 3.7+
- MongoDB (local or cloud)
- `sample_mflix` database with `movies` collection
## Installation
1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/patw/movie-mcp-simple.git
cd movie-mcp-simple
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
pip install pymongo fastmcp python-dotenv
```
3. Create a `.env` file with your MongoDB connection string:
```bash
cp sample.env .env
```
Edit the `.env` file to add your actual MongoDB URI.
## Usage
Configure the MCP server in Claude desktop with the following config:
```
{
"mcpServers": {
"Movie Database": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--with",
"fastmcp, pymongo",
"fastmcp",
"run",
"<path to>/movie-mcp-simple/movie-mcp.py"
]
}
}
}
```
Example queries you can ask:
- "Find movies with Tom Hanks"
- "How many Comedy movies are there?"
- "What are the top 5 movies from 1994?"
- "Show me details for The Shawshank Redemption"
## MCP Tools
The server provides these tools:
### `find_movies`
Search for movies with various filters:
```python
find_movies(title=None, genre=None, actor=None, year=None, min_rating=None, limit=10)
```
### `count_movies`
Count movies matching criteria:
```python
count_movies(genre=None, year=None, min_rating=None)
```
### `get_top_movies`
Get highest rated movies:
```python
get_top_movies(year=None, genre=None, limit=5)
```
### `get_movie_details`
Get full details for a specific movie:
```python
get_movie_details(title)
```
## License
MIT
