A Django app demonstrating the MongoDB Atlas sample_mflix dataset.

Built with django-mongodb-backend — a PyMongo-based Django database backend.

Install the dependency (Django 6.0 required):

pip install django-mongodb-backend==6.0.*

Or install from the repo:

pip install -e .

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "mflix",
]

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": "django_mongodb_backend",
        "HOST": "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/",  # your MongoDB URI
        "NAME": "sample_mflix",
    }
}

DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django_mongodb_backend.fields.ObjectIdAutoField"

from django.urls import include, path

urlpatterns = [
    ...
    path("mflix/", include("mflix.urls")),
]

No migrations are needed — models use managed = False and map directly to the existing sample_mflix collections.

All four models are registered in the Django admin with search, filtering, and appropriate list_display columns. Access at /admin/ after creating a superuser.

Templates live in mflix/templates/mflix/ and use Bootstrap 5 via CDN. Override any template in your project's template directory using the same path (e.g. templates/mflix/base.html).