Lab | Redis: Querying the Movies Dataset (Advanced)

Objective

This lab will help you practice querying data in Redis using Redis modules (RediSearch).
You will learn how indexing enables more advanced and efficient queries.

Dataset & Setup (Required)

This lab uses the Redis Movies dataset that includes:

• Movies
• Theaters
• Users
• Ratings
• Search indexes

Dataset and import instructions:
https://github.com/RediSearch/redisearch-getting-started/blob/master/docs/006-import-dataset.md

Make sure the dataset is imported before starting the lab.

Indexed Data Overview

RediSearch indexes are created during dataset import.

Example index:

• idx:movies

Indexes enable:

• Text search
• Numeric filtering
• Sorting
• Aggregation

Iterations

1. Find Movies by Title Prefix

Find movies that start with "The Lord of the Rings".

FT.SEARCH idx:movies "The Lord of the Rings*"

2. Find Movies Released After 2010

3. Get Movies by Genre

Find all movies labeled as "Action".

4. Get Movies with Ratings Between 7 and 9

5. Get Top-Rated Movies

Retrieve the top 5 highest-rated movies.

Additional Challenges

• Modify query #10 to return the top 10 rated movies
• Find Action movies released after 2015 with a rating above 8
• Compare performance between Basic Redis queries and RediSearch queries

Extra Resources

• Getting Started with RediSearch 2.0

Happy querying! 🚀