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+[![Open Source Love](https://badges.frapsoft.com/os/v1/open-source.svg?v=103)](https://github.com/ellerbrock/open-source-badges/)
+
+# StreamIt
+
+StreamIt is a modern web application that allows you to search, view and stream movies and television shows found on the internet.
+
+### Home Page
+
+<img align="right" width="300" src="img/readme_assets/home.png" alt="landing page" />
+
+### The latest movies
+
+<img align="right" width="300" src="img/readme_assets/results.png" alt="latest movies" />
+
+### The Results of a Movie Search
+
+<img align="right" width="300" src="img/readme_assets/search.png" alt="movie search" />
+
+##Bugs
+A list of reported bugs can be found [here](https://github.com/hrishi7/streamIt/issues). If your bug has yet to be reported, feel free to open a [new issue here](https://github.com/hrishi7/streamIt/issues/new).
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