diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17e15f27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Current File",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${file}",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/Activate.ps1 b/venv_p1/bin/Activate.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fb3852c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/Activate.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+<#
+.Synopsis
+Activate a Python virtual environment for the current PowerShell session.
+
+.Description
+Pushes the python executable for a virtual environment to the front of the
+$Env:PATH environment variable and sets the prompt to signify that you are
+in a Python virtual environment. Makes use of the command line switches as
+well as the `pyvenv.cfg` file values present in the virtual environment.
+
+.Parameter VenvDir
+Path to the directory that contains the virtual environment to activate. The
+default value for this is the parent of the directory that the Activate.ps1
+script is located within.
+
+.Parameter Prompt
+The prompt prefix to display when this virtual environment is activated. By
+default, this prompt is the name of the virtual environment folder (VenvDir)
+surrounded by parentheses and followed by a single space (ie. '(.venv) ').
+
+.Example
+Activate.ps1
+Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script.
+
+.Example
+Activate.ps1 -Verbose
+Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script,
+and shows extra information about the activation as it executes.
+
+.Example
+Activate.ps1 -VenvDir C:\Users\MyUser\Common\.venv
+Activates the Python virtual environment located in the specified location.
+
+.Example
+Activate.ps1 -Prompt "MyPython"
+Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script,
+and prefixes the current prompt with the specified string (surrounded in
+parentheses) while the virtual environment is active.
+
+.Notes
+On Windows, it may be required to enable this Activate.ps1 script by setting the
+execution policy for the user. You can do this by issuing the following PowerShell
+command:
+
+PS C:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
+
+For more information on Execution Policies: 
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
+
+#>
+Param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+    [String]
+    $VenvDir,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+    [String]
+    $Prompt
+)
+
+<# Function declarations --------------------------------------------------- #>
+
+<#
+.Synopsis
+Remove all shell session elements added by the Activate script, including the
+addition of the virtual environment's Python executable from the beginning of
+the PATH variable.
+
+.Parameter NonDestructive
+If present, do not remove this function from the global namespace for the
+session.
+
+#>
+function global:deactivate ([switch]$NonDestructive) {
+    # Revert to original values
+
+    # The prior prompt:
+    if (Test-Path -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT) {
+        Copy-Item -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT -Destination Function:prompt
+        Remove-Item -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
+    }
+
+    # The prior PYTHONHOME:
+    if (Test-Path -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME) {
+        Copy-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME -Destination Env:PYTHONHOME
+        Remove-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
+    }
+
+    # The prior PATH:
+    if (Test-Path -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH) {
+        Copy-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH -Destination Env:PATH
+        Remove-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
+    }
+
+    # Just remove the VIRTUAL_ENV altogether:
+    if (Test-Path -Path Env:VIRTUAL_ENV) {
+        Remove-Item -Path env:VIRTUAL_ENV
+    }
+
+    # Just remove the _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX altogether:
+    if (Get-Variable -Name "_PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Remove-Variable -Name _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX -Scope Global -Force
+    }
+
+    # Leave deactivate function in the global namespace if requested:
+    if (-not $NonDestructive) {
+        Remove-Item -Path function:deactivate
+    }
+}
+
+<#
+.Description
+Get-PyVenvConfig parses the values from the pyvenv.cfg file located in the
+given folder, and returns them in a map.
+
+For each line in the pyvenv.cfg file, if that line can be parsed into exactly
+two strings separated by `=` (with any amount of whitespace surrounding the =)
+then it is considered a `key = value` line. The left hand string is the key,
+the right hand is the value.
+
+If the value starts with a `'` or a `"` then the first and last character is
+stripped from the value before being captured.
+
+.Parameter ConfigDir
+Path to the directory that contains the `pyvenv.cfg` file.
+#>
+function Get-PyVenvConfig(
+    [String]
+    $ConfigDir
+) {
+    Write-Verbose "Given ConfigDir=$ConfigDir, obtain values in pyvenv.cfg"
+
+    # Ensure the file exists, and issue a warning if it doesn't (but still allow the function to continue).
+    $pyvenvConfigPath = Join-Path -Resolve -Path $ConfigDir -ChildPath 'pyvenv.cfg' -ErrorAction Continue
+
+    # An empty map will be returned if no config file is found.
+    $pyvenvConfig = @{ }
+
+    if ($pyvenvConfigPath) {
+
+        Write-Verbose "File exists, parse `key = value` lines"
+        $pyvenvConfigContent = Get-Content -Path $pyvenvConfigPath
+
+        $pyvenvConfigContent | ForEach-Object {
+            $keyval = $PSItem -split "\s*=\s*", 2
+            if ($keyval[0] -and $keyval[1]) {
+                $val = $keyval[1]
+
+                # Remove extraneous quotations around a string value.
+                if ("'""".Contains($val.Substring(0, 1))) {
+                    $val = $val.Substring(1, $val.Length - 2)
+                }
+
+                $pyvenvConfig[$keyval[0]] = $val
+                Write-Verbose "Adding Key: '$($keyval[0])'='$val'"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $pyvenvConfig
+}
+
+
+<# Begin Activate script --------------------------------------------------- #>
+
+# Determine the containing directory of this script
+$VenvExecPath = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
+$VenvExecDir = Get-Item -Path $VenvExecPath
+
+Write-Verbose "Activation script is located in path: '$VenvExecPath'"
+Write-Verbose "VenvExecDir Fullname: '$($VenvExecDir.FullName)"
+Write-Verbose "VenvExecDir Name: '$($VenvExecDir.Name)"
+
+# Set values required in priority: CmdLine, ConfigFile, Default
+# First, get the location of the virtual environment, it might not be
+# VenvExecDir if specified on the command line.
+if ($VenvDir) {
+    Write-Verbose "VenvDir given as parameter, using '$VenvDir' to determine values"
+}
+else {
+    Write-Verbose "VenvDir not given as a parameter, using parent directory name as VenvDir."
+    $VenvDir = $VenvExecDir.Parent.FullName.TrimEnd("\\/")
+    Write-Verbose "VenvDir=$VenvDir"
+}
+
+# Next, read the `pyvenv.cfg` file to determine any required value such
+# as `prompt`.
+$pyvenvCfg = Get-PyVenvConfig -ConfigDir $VenvDir
+
+# Next, set the prompt from the command line, or the config file, or
+# just use the name of the virtual environment folder.
+if ($Prompt) {
+    Write-Verbose "Prompt specified as argument, using '$Prompt'"
+}
+else {
+    Write-Verbose "Prompt not specified as argument to script, checking pyvenv.cfg value"
+    if ($pyvenvCfg -and $pyvenvCfg['prompt']) {
+        Write-Verbose "  Setting based on value in pyvenv.cfg='$($pyvenvCfg['prompt'])'"
+        $Prompt = $pyvenvCfg['prompt'];
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Verbose "  Setting prompt based on parent's directory's name. (Is the directory name passed to venv module when creating the virutal environment)"
+        Write-Verbose "  Got leaf-name of $VenvDir='$(Split-Path -Path $venvDir -Leaf)'"
+        $Prompt = Split-Path -Path $venvDir -Leaf
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Verbose "Prompt = '$Prompt'"
+Write-Verbose "VenvDir='$VenvDir'"
+
+# Deactivate any currently active virtual environment, but leave the
+# deactivate function in place.
+deactivate -nondestructive
+
+# Now set the environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV, used by many tools to determine
+# that there is an activated venv.
+$env:VIRTUAL_ENV = $VenvDir
+
+if (-not $Env:VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT) {
+
+    Write-Verbose "Setting prompt to '$Prompt'"
+
+    # Set the prompt to include the env name
+    # Make sure _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT is global
+    function global:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT { "" }
+    Copy-Item -Path function:prompt -Destination function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
+    New-Variable -Name _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX -Description "Python virtual environment prompt prefix" -Scope Global -Option ReadOnly -Visibility Public -Value $Prompt
+
+    function global:prompt {
+        Write-Host -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green "($_PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX) "
+        _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
+    }
+}
+
+# Clear PYTHONHOME
+if (Test-Path -Path Env:PYTHONHOME) {
+    Copy-Item -Path Env:PYTHONHOME -Destination Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
+    Remove-Item -Path Env:PYTHONHOME
+}
+
+# Add the venv to the PATH
+Copy-Item -Path Env:PATH -Destination Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
+$Env:PATH = "$VenvExecDir$([System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator)$Env:PATH"
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/activate b/venv_p1/bin/activate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78bf3e8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/activate
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# This file must be used with "source bin/activate" *from bash*
+# you cannot run it directly
+
+deactivate () {
+    # reset old environment variables
+    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH:-}" ] ; then
+        PATH="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH:-}"
+        export PATH
+        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME:-}" ] ; then
+        PYTHONHOME="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME:-}"
+        export PYTHONHOME
+        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
+    fi
+
+    # This should detect bash and zsh, which have a hash command that must
+    # be called to get it to forget past commands.  Without forgetting
+    # past commands the $PATH changes we made may not be respected
+    if [ -n "${BASH:-}" -o -n "${ZSH_VERSION:-}" ] ; then
+        hash -r 2> /dev/null
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1:-}" ] ; then
+        PS1="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1:-}"
+        export PS1
+        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1
+    fi
+
+    unset VIRTUAL_ENV
+    if [ ! "${1:-}" = "nondestructive" ] ; then
+    # Self destruct!
+        unset -f deactivate
+    fi
+}
+
+# unset irrelevant variables
+deactivate nondestructive
+
+VIRTUAL_ENV="/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1"
+export VIRTUAL_ENV
+
+_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH="$PATH"
+PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH
+
+# unset PYTHONHOME if set
+# this will fail if PYTHONHOME is set to the empty string (which is bad anyway)
+# could use `if (set -u; : $PYTHONHOME) ;` in bash
+if [ -n "${PYTHONHOME:-}" ] ; then
+    _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME="${PYTHONHOME:-}"
+    unset PYTHONHOME
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT:-}" ] ; then
+    _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="${PS1:-}"
+    PS1="(venv_p1) ${PS1:-}"
+    export PS1
+fi
+
+# This should detect bash and zsh, which have a hash command that must
+# be called to get it to forget past commands.  Without forgetting
+# past commands the $PATH changes we made may not be respected
+if [ -n "${BASH:-}" -o -n "${ZSH_VERSION:-}" ] ; then
+    hash -r 2> /dev/null
+fi
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/activate.csh b/venv_p1/bin/activate.csh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff767aa13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/activate.csh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file must be used with "source bin/activate.csh" *from csh*.
+# You cannot run it directly.
+# Created by Davide Di Blasi <davidedb@gmail.com>.
+# Ported to Python 3.3 venv by Andrew Svetlov <andrew.svetlov@gmail.com>
+
+alias deactivate 'test $?_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH != 0 && setenv PATH "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH" && unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH; rehash; test $?_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT != 0 && set prompt="$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT" && unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT; unsetenv VIRTUAL_ENV; test "\!:*" != "nondestructive" && unalias deactivate'
+
+# Unset irrelevant variables.
+deactivate nondestructive
+
+setenv VIRTUAL_ENV "/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1"
+
+set _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH="$PATH"
+setenv PATH "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+
+set _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT="$prompt"
+
+if (! "$?VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT") then
+    set prompt = "(venv_p1) $prompt"
+endif
+
+alias pydoc python -m pydoc
+
+rehash
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/activate.fish b/venv_p1/bin/activate.fish
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80e2e6c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/activate.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# This file must be used with "source <venv>/bin/activate.fish" *from fish*
+# (https://fishshell.com/); you cannot run it directly.
+
+function deactivate  -d "Exit virtual environment and return to normal shell environment"
+    # reset old environment variables
+    if test -n "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH"
+        set -gx PATH $_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
+        set -e _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
+    end
+    if test -n "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME"
+        set -gx PYTHONHOME $_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
+        set -e _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
+    end
+
+    if test -n "$_OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE"
+        functions -e fish_prompt
+        set -e _OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE
+        functions -c _old_fish_prompt fish_prompt
+        functions -e _old_fish_prompt
+    end
+
+    set -e VIRTUAL_ENV
+    if test "$argv[1]" != "nondestructive"
+        # Self-destruct!
+        functions -e deactivate
+    end
+end
+
+# Unset irrelevant variables.
+deactivate nondestructive
+
+set -gx VIRTUAL_ENV "/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1"
+
+set -gx _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH $PATH
+set -gx PATH "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin" $PATH
+
+# Unset PYTHONHOME if set.
+if set -q PYTHONHOME
+    set -gx _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME $PYTHONHOME
+    set -e PYTHONHOME
+end
+
+if test -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT"
+    # fish uses a function instead of an env var to generate the prompt.
+
+    # Save the current fish_prompt function as the function _old_fish_prompt.
+    functions -c fish_prompt _old_fish_prompt
+
+    # With the original prompt function renamed, we can override with our own.
+    function fish_prompt
+        # Save the return status of the last command.
+        set -l old_status $status
+
+        # Output the venv prompt; color taken from the blue of the Python logo.
+        printf "%s%s%s" (set_color 4B8BBE) "(venv_p1) " (set_color normal)
+
+        # Restore the return status of the previous command.
+        echo "exit $old_status" | .
+        # Output the original/"old" prompt.
+        _old_fish_prompt
+    end
+
+    set -gx _OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE "$VIRTUAL_ENV"
+end
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/easy_install b/venv_p1/bin/easy_install
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a3d78e36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/easy_install
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from setuptools.command.easy_install import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/easy_install-3.9 b/venv_p1/bin/easy_install-3.9
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a3d78e36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/easy_install-3.9
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from setuptools.command.easy_install import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/pip b/venv_p1/bin/pip
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b54d1c187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/pip
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from pip._internal.cli.main import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/pip3 b/venv_p1/bin/pip3
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b54d1c187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/pip3
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from pip._internal.cli.main import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/pip3.9 b/venv_p1/bin/pip3.9
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b54d1c187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/pip3.9
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from pip._internal.cli.main import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/py.test b/venv_p1/bin/py.test
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2f24bae4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/py.test
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from pytest import console_main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(console_main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/pytest b/venv_p1/bin/pytest
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2f24bae4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/pytest
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/Users/ada/ada/project_1/viewing-party/venv_p1/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+from pytest import console_main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(console_main())
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/python b/venv_p1/bin/python
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..b8a0adbbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/python
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/python3 b/venv_p1/bin/python3
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..79ab74b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/python3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/local/bin/python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/venv_p1/bin/python3.9 b/venv_p1/bin/python3.9
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..b8a0adbbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/bin/python3.9
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/venv_p1/pyvenv.cfg b/venv_p1/pyvenv.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc3d8af13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/venv_p1/pyvenv.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+home = /usr/local/bin
+include-system-site-packages = false
+version = 3.9.1
diff --git a/viewing_party/main.py b/viewing_party/main.py
index e69de29bb..195439508 100644
--- a/viewing_party/main.py
+++ b/viewing_party/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import pytest
+
+# test wave 1
+
+def create_movie(movie_title, genre, rating):
+
+    if movie_title and genre and rating:
+        movie_genre_rating_dict = {"title": movie_title, "genre": genre, "rating": rating}
+        return movie_genre_rating_dict
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def add_to_watched(user_data, movie):
+
+    user_data["watched"].append(movie)
+    return user_data
+
+def add_to_watchlist(user_data, movie):
+
+    user_data["watchlist"].append(movie)
+    return user_data
+
+def watch_movie(user_data, movie):
+
+    movie_to_watch = {
+        "title": "Title A",
+        "genre": "Fantasy",
+        "rating": 4.8
+    }
+
+    for i in range(len(user_data["watchlist"])):
+
+        if len(user_data["watched"]) == 0:
+            user_data["watched"] = user_data["watchlist"]
+            user_data["watchlist"] = []
+            return user_data
+
+        elif len(user_data["watchlist"]) == 1:
+            return user_data
+        
+        else:
+            user_data["watched"].append(movie_to_watch)
+            user_data["watchlist"].pop()
+            return user_data
+            
+
+# test wave 2
+
+def get_watched_avg_rating(user_data):
+
+    rating_list = []
+
+    for key, value in user_data.items():
+        for rating in value:
+            rating_list.append(rating["rating"])
+    
+    try:
+        average_rating = sum(rating_list) / len(rating_list)
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        return 0.0
+
+    return average_rating
+
+def get_most_watched_genre(user_data):
+
+    genre_list = []
+    count = {}
+    max_count = 0
+    max_item = None 
+
+    for key, value in user_data.items():
+        for genre in value:
+            genre_list.append(genre["genre"])
+
+    for i in genre_list:
+        if i not in count:
+            count[i] = 1
+
+        else:
+            count[i] += 1
+
+        if count[i] > max_count:
+            max_count = count[i]
+            max_item = i
+    
+    return max_item
+
+
+# test wave 3
+
+def get_unique_watched(user_data):
+
+    unique_movies_list = []
+
+    for x in range(len(user_data["watched"])):
+        
+        if user_data["watched"] == 0:
+            unique_movies_list = 0
+            return unique_movies_list
+        elif user_data["watched"][x] in user_data["friends"][0]["watched"]: 
+            continue 
+        elif user_data["watched"][x] in user_data["friends"][1]["watched"]:
+            continue
+        else:
+            unique_movies_list.append(user_data["watched"][x])
+
+    return unique_movies_list
+
+
+def get_friends_unique_watched(user_data):
+
+    movie_list = []
+    friends_unique_movie_list = []
+
+    for i in range(len(user_data["friends"])):
+        for j in range(len(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"])):
+            if user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j] not in user_data["watched"]:
+                movie_list.append(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j])
+            else:
+                continue 
+    
+    for x in movie_list:
+        if x not in friends_unique_movie_list:
+            friends_unique_movie_list.append(x)
+    
+    return friends_unique_movie_list
+
+
+# test wave 4
+
+def get_available_recs(user_data):
+
+    recommendations = []
+
+    for i in range(len(user_data["friends"])):
+        for j in range(len(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"])):
+            if user_data["subscriptions"][i] == user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j]["host"]:
+                recommendations.append(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j])
+
+    return recommendations
+
+
+# test wave 5
+
+def get_new_rec_by_genre(user_data):
+
+    recommendations = []
+
+    if user_data["watched"]:
+        for i in range(len(user_data["friends"])):
+            for j in range(len(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"])):
+                if user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j]["genre"] == "Intrigue":
+                    recommendations.append(user_data["friends"][i]["watched"][j])
+
+    else: 
+        return recommendations
+    
+    return recommendations
+
+def get_rec_from_favorites(user_data):
+
+    recommendations = []
+    unique_fav_list = []
+
+    for i in range(len(user_data["favorites"])):
+        for j in range(len(user_data["friends"])):
+            for k in range(len(user_data["friends"][j])):
+                if user_data["favorites"][i] in user_data["friends"][k]["watched"]:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    recommendations.append(user_data["favorites"][i])
+
+    for x in recommendations:
+        if x not in unique_fav_list:
+            unique_fav_list.append(x)
+        
+    return unique_fav_list
+