movie-box-dl 0.5.3

movie-box by parthmax: an educational Python CLI movie downloader and API client with subtitle support

movie-box

movie-box by parthmax: CLI movie downloader and Python API
Search, inspect, download, stream, and manage subtitles from one Python tool.

Install | Quick Start | CLI | Python API | Disclaimer | Docs

Why movie-box?

movie-box is built for people who want a scriptable downloader with a clean CLI, async Python API, subtitle handling, resumable downloads, and media-player streaming support. It is easy to try from the terminal and easy to automate from Python.

Created and maintained by Saksham Pathak, also known as parthmax , this project focuses on being a polished educational Python movie downloader CLI and API client.

pip install "movie-box[cli]"
movie-box doctor
movie-box ui
movie-box search "Avatar" --select
moviebox v3 download-movie "Avatar" --yes

Features

• Multi-Version Support : Access multiple API versions (v1, v2, v3) for different provider services
• Download Movies & TV Series : High-quality downloads with multiple resolution options
• Subtitle Support : Download subtitles in multiple languages
• Direct Streaming : Stream via MPV or VLC without downloading (CLI only)
• Faster Downloads : Up to 5x faster than standard downloads
• Async & Sync Support : Fully asynchronous with synchronous fallback
• Search & Discovery : Find movies, trending content, and popular searches
• Cyberpunk CLI UI : Rich neon startup splash, PromptToolkit command shell, and optional Textual app
• Developer-Friendly : Python API with Pydantic models
• Environment Checks : Run movie-box doctor to verify Python, dependencies, and media players

Installation

CLI (for end users)

pip install 'movie-box[cli]'

Base package (for developers)

pip install movie-box

Termux (Android)

pip install movie-box --no-deps
pip install 'pydantic==2.9.2'
pip install rich click bs4 httpx throttlebuster

Media Players (optional, required for streaming)

To stream content directly without downloading, install MPV or VLC:

Linux

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install mpv

# Fedora/RHEL
sudo dnf install mpv

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S mpv

macOS

brew install mpv

Windows

Download from mpv.io/installation.

Quick Start

Command Line

# Check setup
movie-box doctor

# Search with a colorful table and optional selection prompt
movie-box search "Avatar" --select

# Download a movie
movie-box movie "Avatar"

# Download a TV series episode
movie-box series "Game of Thrones" -s 1 -e 1

# Stream a movie (requires MPV)
movie-box movie "Avatar" --stream-via mpv

# Stream with specific audio dub
movie-box series "Money Heist" --dub "English" --stream-via vlc

Python API

from movie_box.v1 import MovieAuto
import asyncio

async def main():
    auto = MovieAuto()
    movie_file, subtitle_file = await auto.run("Avatar")
    print(f"Movie: {movie_file.saved_to}")
    print(f"Subtitle: {subtitle_file.saved_to}")

asyncio.run(main())

Disclaimer

movie-box is provided for educational purposes only. Use it only with content you are legally allowed to access, stream, inspect, or download. The project does not host media files, does not bypass access controls, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MovieBox or any related provider. See DISCLAIMER.md.

Usage

This is just a brief usage information. For more details visit official docs - https://movie-box-docs.netlify.app/

Command Line Interface

moviebox v2 --help

Command	Description
movie-box search	Search with colored results and optional numbered selection
movie-box movie	Search, select, download, or stream a movie
movie-box series	Search, select, download, or stream TV series episodes
movie-box config	Save defaults such as quality, language, and download directory
movie-box ui	Open the animated cyberpunk interactive shell
movie-box app	Open the full-screen Textual dashboard
movie-box doctor	Check Python, dependencies, package imports, and media players
download-movie	Search, download, or stream movies, anime, music, and educational content
download-series	Search and download or stream TV series
homepage-content	Show contents displayed on the landing page
item-details	Show details of a particular movie or TV series
mirror-hosts	Discover available Moviebox mirror hosts

Friendly CLI

The top-level commands use v3 internally and add a cleaner search table, numbered selection, previews, a cyberpunk startup surface, and saved defaults:

# Open the premium interactive shell
movie-box ui

# Open instantly without animation
movie-box ui --no-animation

# Open the full-screen Textual app
movie-box app

# Search only
movie-box search "Avatar"

# Search and choose from a colored numbered list
movie-box search "Avatar" --select

# Preview the selected movie without downloading
movie-box movie "Avatar" --dry-run

# Download after selecting from search results
movie-box movie "Avatar" -q 1080P -x English

# Download one TV episode
movie-box series "Merlin" -s 1 -e 1

# Save defaults
movie-box config set quality 720P
movie-box config set language English Hindi
movie-box config set dir D:\Movies
movie-box config show

Config is stored in your user config directory. Set MOVIEBOX_CONFIG_PATH or MOVIEBOX_CONFIG_HOME if you want to choose a custom location.

CLI Architecture

The premium terminal interface is split into reusable modules:

Module	Purpose
movie_box.tui.theme	Central neon cyberpunk color system
movie_box.tui.art	Startup banner, ASCII typography, pyfiglet fallback, command deck
movie_box.tui.splash	Async Rich startup animation and glow simulation
movie_box.tui.command_engine	Slash-command registry and parser
movie_box.tui.textual_app	Optional full-screen Textual dashboard

The CLI extra installs Rich, PromptToolkit, pyfiglet, and Textual so the terminal experience can scale from normal command output to an interactive app.

Downloading Movies

Basic usage:

moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar"
moviebox-v3 download-movie "avengers endgame" 

Common options:

moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --quality 1080p
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --year 2009
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --dir ~/Movies
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --no-caption
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --yes

Option	Description
-y, --year	Filter by release year
-q, --quality	Video quality: best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, worst
-d, --dir	Download directory
-x, --language	Subtitle language (default: English)
--no-caption	Skip subtitle download
-Y, --yes	Auto-confirm without prompts

Downloading TV Series

Basic usage:

moviebox v2 download-series "Game of Thrones" -s 1 -e 1
moviebox-v3 download-series "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

Multiple episodes:

# Download 5 episodes starting from S01E01
moviebox v2 download-series "Game of Thrones" -s 1 -e 1 -l 5

# Download entire season
moviebox v2 download-series "Game of Thrones" -s 1 -e 1 -l 100

# Download all remaining seasons
moviebox v2 download-series "Merlin" -s 1 -e 1 --auto-mode

Option	Description
-s, --season	Season number (required)
-e, --episode	Starting episode number (required)
-l, --limit	Number of episodes to download (default: 1)
-q, --quality	Video quality
-x, --language	Subtitle language
--no-caption	Skip subtitles
-Y, --yes	Auto-confirm
-A, --auto-mode	Download all remaining seasons when --limit is 1

Streaming via Media Players

Stream content directly without downloading (requires MPV or VLC):

# Stream a movie
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --stream-via vlc

# Stream with subtitles in a specific language
moviebox v2 download-movie "Avatar" --stream-via mpv --language French

# Stream a series episode
moviebox v2 download-series "Game of Thrones" -s 1 -e 1 --stream-via vlc

# Stream with specific quality
moviebox v2 download-series "Breaking Bad" -s 1 -e 1 --stream-via vlc --quality 1080p

Streaming requires the movie-box[cli] installation and MPV or VLC installed on the system. Temporary files are cleaned up automatically.

Command Shortcuts

# Full form
python -m movie_box v2 download-movie "Avatar"

# Short forms
movie-box v2 download-movie "Avatar"
moviebox-v2 download-movie "Avatar"
moviebox-v1 download-movie "Avatar"

Episode Organization

Group format - episodes organized into season subfolders:

moviebox v2 download-series Merlin -s 1 -e 1 --auto-mode --format group

Merlin (2009)/
  S1/
    Merlin S1E1.mp4
    Merlin S1E2.mp4
  S2/
    Merlin S2E1.mp4

Struct format - hierarchical directory structure using episode numbers as filenames:

moviebox v2 download-series Merlin -s 1 -e 1 --auto-mode --format struct

Merlin (2009)/
  S1/
    E1.mp4
    E2.mp4
  S2/
    E1.mp4

Python API

Simple Auto-Download

from movie_box.v1 import MovieAuto
import asyncio

async def main():
    auto = MovieAuto()
    movie_file, subtitle_file = await auto.run("Avatar")
    print(f"Movie saved to: {movie_file.saved_to}")
    print(f"Subtitle saved to: {subtitle_file.saved_to}")

asyncio.run(main())

Download with Progress Tracking

from movie_box.v1 import DownloadTracker, MovieAuto
import asyncio

async def progress_callback(progress: DownloadTracker):
    percent = (progress.downloaded_size / progress.expected_size) * 100
    print(f"[{percent:.2f}%] Downloading {progress.saved_to.name}", end="\r")

async def main():
    auto = MovieAuto(tasks=1)
    await auto.run("Avatar", progress_hook=progress_callback)

asyncio.run(main())

Download with Manual Confirmation

from movie_box.v1.cli import Downloader
import asyncio

async def main():
    downloader = Downloader()
    movie_file, subtitle_files = await downloader.download_movie("Avatar")
    print(f"Downloaded: {movie_file}")
    print(f"Subtitles: {subtitle_files}")

asyncio.run(main())

Download TV Series Episodes

from movie_box.v1.cli import Downloader
import asyncio

async def main():
    downloader = Downloader()
    episodes_map = await downloader.download_tv_series(
        "Merlin",
        season=1,
        episode=1,
        limit=2,
        # auto_mode=True  # Download entire remaining seasons when limit=1
    )
    print(f"Downloaded episodes: {episodes_map}")

asyncio.run(main())

Custom Configuration

from movie_box.v1 import MovieAuto
import asyncio

async def main():
    auto = MovieAuto(
        caption_language="Spanish",
        quality="720p",
        download_dir="~/Downloads"
    )
    movie_file, subtitle_file = await auto.run("Avatar")

asyncio.run(main())

Further Examples

• V1 Examples
• v2 Examples

Mirror Hosts

h5.aoneroom.com has multiple mirror hosts. To use a specific mirror:

# v1
export MOVIEBOX_API_HOST="h5.aoneroom.com"

# v2
export MOVIEBOX_API_HOST_V2="h5-api.aoneroom.com"

Discover available mirrors:

moviebox v1 mirror-hosts

Alternatives

1. Movies - fzmovies-api
2. TV-Series - fzseries-api

Maintainer

This project is maintained by Saksham Pathak, also known as parthmax / parthmax2 on GitHub.

Contributors

Disclaimer

movie-box is for educational purposes only. Use it only where you have the legal right to access or download content. The project does not host media files and is not affiliated with MovieBox or any related provider.

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