diff --git a/MagicStreamServer/models/movie_model.go b/MagicStreamServer/models/movie_model.go
index 6cb4d27..d0b5cbf 100644
--- a/MagicStreamServer/models/movie_model.go
+++ b/MagicStreamServer/models/movie_model.go
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ type Ranking struct {
 type Movie struct {
 	ID          bson.ObjectID `bson:"_id" json:"_id"`
 	ImdbID      string        `bson:"imdb_id" json:"imdb_id" validate:"required"`
+	ReleaseYear int           `bson:"release_year" json:"release_year" validate:"required"` // how to get this to be a numeric value that is four digits starting with 19?
 	Title       string        `bson:"title" json:"title" validate:"required,min=2,max=500"`
 	PosterPath  string        `bson:"poster_path" json:"poster_path" validate:"required,url"`
 	YoutubeId   string        `bson:"youtube_id" json:"youtube_id" validate:"required"`
 	Genre       []Genre       `bson:"genre" json:"genre" validate:"required,dive"`
 	AdminReview string        `bson:"admin_review" json:"admin_review" validate:"required"`
-	Ranking     Ranking     `bson:"ranking" json:"ranking" validate:"required"`
+	Ranking     Ranking       `bson:"ranking" json:"ranking" validate:"required"`
 }
diff --git a/seed-data/movies.json b/seed-data/movies.json
index d3b7fd5..acdf355 100644
--- a/seed-data/movies.json
+++ b/seed-data/movies.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0111161",
         "title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
+        "release_year": 1994,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/2GgerXCbCMgvt2kLwWEmJWCSG65.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "PLl99DlL6b4",
         "genre": [
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt7131622",
         "title": "Once upon a time in Hollywood",
+        "release_year": 2019,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/wQKeS2JrsRF8XSfd9zqflrc5gad.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "ELeMaP8EPAA",
         "genre": [
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0080339",
         "title": "Airplane!",
+        "release_year": 1980,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/zOiB3p2WTTiwCFgTMnXuDGgzbTN.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "07pPmCfKi3U",
         "genre": [
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt1119646",
         "title": "The Hangover",
+        "release_year": 2009,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/c15rH9S5JN83UXqu9iM4TQsW6Rl.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "jj6wcUes1no",
         "genre": [
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0109040",
         "title": "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective",
+        "release_year": 1994,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/dukxJWd72ffNWfqfFSVFFuym4RG.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "qjBb1CKLpzE",
         "genre": [
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0105695",
         "title": "Unforgiven",
+        "release_year": 1992,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/7W0CsZBe5fkX29DvHBi5Ct1WqLe.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "6_UlfsdGiEc",
         "genre": [
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0060196",
         "title": "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly",
+        "release_year": 1966,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/e881nA7p982CHL5GjI1LICwHMd7.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "WCN5JJY_wiA",
         "genre": [
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0903624",
         "title": "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey",
+        "release_year": 2012,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/vdAGcr1F6wJPRryeODVAcy2mU4z.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "9PSXjr1gbjc",
         "genre": [
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0241527",
         "title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone",
+        "release_year": 2001,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/e6JYlushXIXK85JGfDHEFHrrNYK.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "VyHV0BRtdxo",
         "genre": [
@@ -163,6 +172,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt2267998",
         "title": "Gone Girl",
+        "release_year": 2014,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/xpA0q0DJWKe7AY63pVPZbGLwuo5.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "2-_-1nJf8Vg",
         "genre": [
@@ -184,6 +194,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt8946378",
         "title": "Knives Out",
+        "release_year": 2019,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/hVcCOlHU0HmGBBQNmS9RlalBXGz.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "qGqiHJTsRkQ",
         "genre": [
@@ -209,6 +220,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0080684",
         "title": "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back",
+        "release_year": 1980,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/1mh82R1qLKwdutQVGnpHItdwPCP.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "JNwNXF9Y6kY",
         "genre": [
@@ -230,6 +242,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0102975",
         "title": "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country",
+        "release_year": 1991,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/jukY1tFpuXgqrJLl1PvdOMarCvN.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "RYA2q2Sm_Jo",
         "genre": [
@@ -251,6 +264,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt1297919",
         "title": "Blitz",
+        "release_year": 2011,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/tI4fPu0LZ0FNdZdi6fvYGCRiuQs.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "mhO2WJ3MNRI",
         "genre": [
@@ -276,6 +290,7 @@
     {
         "imdb_id": "tt0790724",
         "title": "Jack Reacher",
+        "release_year": 2012,
         "poster_path": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/8sih1uieUopA9zrEO1meNhmm7aO.jpg",
         "youtube_id": "A7FiWkyevqY",
         "genre": [