   end
 
   def get_data(path) do
+    api_movies = get_api_movies(path)
     database_movies = get_database_movies
-    api_movies = get_api_movies(path)
 
-    api_movies || []
-    # database_movies || []
+    database_movies || []
   end
 end

    transformed_results = api_results["results"]
    |> Enum.map(fn(movie) -> Enum.reduce(movie, %{}, &transform_api_results/2) end)

    Enum.each(transformed_results, &insert_movie/1)

    transformed_results
  end

  def get_database_movies do

  end

  def insert_movie(movie) do
    #this should probably be a model thing?
    atomized_movie = Enum.reduce(movie, %{}, fn({key, val}, acc) -> Map.put(acc, String.to_atom(key), val) end)
    query = SimilarfilmsPhoenix.Movie
    |> SimilarfilmsPhoenix.Repo.get_by(movie_id: atomized_movie[:movie_id])

    if is_nil(query) do
      m = %SimilarfilmsPhoenix.Movie{}
      |> Map.merge(atomized_movie)
      |> SimilarfilmsPhoenix.Repo.insert
    end
  end

  def transform_api_results({key, val}, acc) do
