diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2d53ba9c..b88c3bd3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 git_source(:github) { |repo| "https://github.com/#{repo}.git" }
 
-ruby '2.5.1'
+ruby '2.3.1'
 
 
 # Bundle edge Rails instead: gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a0a07df1..c514dd89 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   will_paginate
 
 RUBY VERSION
-   ruby 2.5.1p57
+   ruby 2.3.1p112
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    1.16.6
diff --git a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
index 362e2791..9ec3d976 100644
--- a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'pry'
+
 class MoviesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :require_movie, only: [:show]
 
@@ -21,8 +23,32 @@ def show
       )
   end
 
+
+  def create
+    
+    if !Movie.find_by(title: movie_params[:title])
+      @movie = Movie.new(movie_params)
+      @movie.image_url = movie_params["image_url"].slice(31..-1)
+      if @movie.save
+        render json: { id: @movie.id }, status:  :ok
+      else
+        render json: { ok: false, errors: @movie.errors.messages}, status: :bad_request
+      end
+    else
+      render json:{
+        errors:{
+          title: ["movie exists in database"]
+        }
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
+  def movie_params
+    params.permit(:title, :overview, :image_url, :release_date, :external_id, :inventory)
+  end
+
   def require_movie
     @movie = Movie.find_by(title: params[:title])
     unless @movie
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index f4c99688..76715f9a 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], 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"