diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9f7601a8..22779079 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ GEM
       slop (~> 3.4)
     pry-rails (0.3.4)
       pry (>= 0.9.10)
-    puma (3.6.2)
+    puma (3.11.4)
     rack (2.0.1)
     rack-test (0.6.3)
       rack (>= 1.0)
diff --git a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
index 362e2791..1b3c2dc1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,36 @@ def show
       json: @movie.as_json(
         only: [:title, :overview, :release_date, :inventory],
         methods: [:available_inventory]
-        )
       )
+    )
+  end
+
+  def add_movie
+    #pass in new_movie from params...somehow..its an object
+    @new_movie = Movie.new()
+    @new_movie.title = params[:title]
+    @new_movie.overview = params[:overview]
+    @new_movie.release_date = params[:release_date]
+    @new_movie.image_url = params[:image_url]
+    @new_movie.external_id = params[:external_id]
+
+    if Movie.find_by(external_id: params[:external_id])
+      render(
+        status: :bad_request, json: { errors: "already in movie library" }
+      )
+    else
+      if @new_movie.save
+        render(
+          status: :ok,
+          json: @new_movie.as_json(
+            # also can return external_id and then have the front end do an api call again
+            only: [:title, :overview]
+          )
+        )
+      else
+        render status: :bad_request, json: { errors: rental.errors.messages }
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 54bf033e..dab8b77d 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
   resources :movies, only: [:index, :show], param: :title
 
+  post "/add_movie", to: "movies#add_movie", as: "add_movie"
+
   post "/rentals/:title/check-out", to: "rentals#check_out", as: "check_out"
   post "/rentals/:title/return", to: "rentals#check_in", as: "check_in"
   get "/rentals/overdue", to: "rentals#overdue", as: "overdue"