diff --git a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Resources/Poster.storyboard b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Resources/Poster.storyboard
index f7a331a..8ecb97b 100644
--- a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Resources/Poster.storyboard
+++ b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Resources/Poster.storyboard
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
                         <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="414" height="896"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                         <subviews>
+                            <activityIndicatorView opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" horizontalHuggingPriority="750" verticalHuggingPriority="750" animating="YES" style="gray" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aVr-3G-Btv">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="197" y="465" width="20" height="20"/>
+                            </activityIndicatorView>
                             <imageView clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleAspectFit" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Ia3-f6-4fO">
                                 <rect key="frame" x="16" y="104" width="382" height="742"/>
                                 <gestureRecognizers/>
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@
                         <color key="backgroundColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="genericGamma22GrayColorSpace"/>
                         <constraints>
                             <constraint firstItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="Ia3-f6-4fO" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="MUR-nk-ULY"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="aVr-3G-Btv" firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" secondAttribute="centerX" id="NOd-pb-fic"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="Ia3-f6-4fO" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" secondAttribute="top" constant="16" id="QOd-8F-ltD"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="aVr-3G-Btv" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" secondAttribute="centerY" id="pnv-YM-4R7"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="Ia3-f6-4fO" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="16" id="qF6-Bv-v68"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="Ia3-f6-4fO" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="S7R-XN-Sp2" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="rQb-fy-HmK"/>
                         </constraints>
diff --git a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesInteractor.swift b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesInteractor.swift
index 257cf29..418894c 100644
--- a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesInteractor.swift
+++ b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesInteractor.swift
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import Box_Office_Movies_Core
 import UIKit
 
 protocol NowPlayingMoviesDataStore {
-    var movies: [Movie] { get }
-    var favoriteMovies: [Movie] { get }
-    var filteredMovies: [Movie] { get }
+    var movies: [Movie]? { get }
+    var favoriteMovies: [Movie]? { get }
+    var filteredMovies: [Movie]? { get }
     var state: State { get }
 }
 
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class NowPlayingMoviesInteractor: NowPlayingMoviesDataStore {
     var page = 1
     var paginatedMovieLists = [PaginatedMovieList]()
     
-    var movies = [Movie]()
-    var favoriteMovies = [Movie]()
-    var filteredMovies = [Movie]()
+    var movies: [Movie]?
+    var favoriteMovies: [Movie]?
+    var filteredMovies: [Movie]?
     
-    var currentMovies: [Movie] {
+    var currentMovies: [Movie]? {
         switch state {
         case .allMovies:
             return movies
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesInteractor: NowPlayingMoviesBusinessLogic {
     
     func fetchNowPlayingMovies(request: NowPlayingMovies.FetchNowPlayingMovies.Request) {
         state = .allMovies
-        if movies.isEmpty {
+        if movies == nil {
             fetchNowPlayingMovies { [weak self] error in
                 let response = NowPlayingMovies.FetchNowPlayingMovies.Response(movies: self?.movies, error: error)
                 self?.presenter?.presentNowPlayingMovies(response: response)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesInteractor: NowPlayingMoviesBusinessLogic {
         let isFiltering = request.isSearchControllerActive && !request.searchText.isEmpty
         
         if isFiltering {
-            filteredMovies = currentMovies.filter { movie -> Bool in
+            filteredMovies = currentMovies?.filter { movie -> Bool in
                 return movie.title.lowercased().contains(request.searchText.lowercased()) == true
             }
         } else {
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesInteractor: NowPlayingMoviesBusinessLogic {
     func refreshMovies(request: NowPlayingMovies.RefreshMovies.Request) {
         page = 1
         paginatedMovieLists.removeAll()
-        movies.removeAll()
-        filteredMovies.removeAll()
+        movies?.removeAll()
+        filteredMovies?.removeAll()
         state = .allMovies
         
         fetchNowPlayingMovies { [weak self] error in
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesInteractor {
                 self?.paginatedMovieLists.append(paginatedMovieList)
                 self?.page += 1
             }
-            self?.movies.removeAll()
-            self?.paginatedMovieLists.forEach({ (paginatedMovieList) in
-                self?.movies.append(contentsOf: paginatedMovieList.movies)
-            })
+            self?.movies = []
+            self?.paginatedMovieLists.forEach { (paginatedMovieList) in
+                self?.movies?.append(contentsOf: paginatedMovieList.movies)
+            }
             completionHandler?(error)
         }
     }
@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesInteractor {
     }
     
     func removeMovieFromFavorites(request: NowPlayingMovies.RemoveMovieFromFavorites.Request) {
-        guard favoriteMovies.indices.contains(request.indexPathForMovieToRemove.row) else {
+        guard
+            favoriteMovies?.indices.contains(request.indexPathForMovieToRemove.row) == true,
+            let favoriteMovieToRemove = favoriteMovies?.remove(at: request.indexPathForMovieToRemove.row)
+        else {
             return
         }
         
-        let favoriteMovieToRemove = favoriteMovies.remove(at: request.indexPathForMovieToRemove.row)
         _ = ManagerProvider.shared.favoritesManager.removeMovieFromFavorites(favoriteMovieToRemove)
         
         let response = NowPlayingMovies.RemoveMovieFromFavorites.Response(movies: favoriteMovies, indexPathForMovieToRemove: request.indexPathForMovieToRemove, editButtonItem: request.editButtonItem)
diff --git a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesModels.swift b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesModels.swift
index 35217a0..dcb6517 100644
--- a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesModels.swift
+++ b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesModels.swift
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ enum NowPlayingMovies {
         struct Response {
             let state: State
             let searchText: String?
-            let movies: [Movie]
+            let movies: [Movie]?
         }
         
         struct ViewModel {
diff --git a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesPresenter.swift b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesPresenter.swift
index 1b344a7..7328d9b 100644
--- a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesPresenter.swift
+++ b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesPresenter.swift
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesPresenter: NowPlayingMoviesPresentationLogic {
     func presentTableViewBackgroundView(response: NowPlayingMovies.LoadTableViewBackgroundView.Response) {
         let backgroundView: UIView? = {
             guard
-                response.movies.isEmpty,
+                response.movies?.isEmpty == true,
                 let emptyBackgroundView = EmptyBackgroundView.fromNib(named: Constants.NibName.emptyBackgroundView) as? EmptyBackgroundView
             else {
                 return nil
diff --git a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesRouter.swift b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesRouter.swift
index a0ae818..90d294d 100644
--- a/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesRouter.swift
+++ b/Box-Office-Movies/Box-Office-Movies/Scenes/NowPlayingMovies/NowPlayingMoviesRouter.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extension NowPlayingMoviesRouter: NowPlayingMoviesRoutingLogic {
 private extension NowPlayingMoviesRouter {
     
     func passDataToMovieDetails(source: NowPlayingMoviesDataStore, destination: inout MovieDetailsDataStore) {
-        let movies: [Movie] = {
+        let optionalMovies: [Movie]? = {
             if viewController?.searchController.isActive == true {
                 return source.filteredMovies
             } else {
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private extension NowPlayingMoviesRouter {
         
         guard
             let indexForSelectedRow = viewController?.nowPlayingMoviesTableView.indexPathForSelectedRow?.row,
+            let movies = optionalMovies,
             movies.indices.contains(indexForSelectedRow)
         else {
             return