lots of progress

app/Models/Movie.php

@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ class Movie extends Model
         'vote_count',
     ];
 
+    protected $casts = [
+        'release_date' => 'date'
+    ];
+
+    public function director()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(Person::class, 'movie_cast', 'movie_id', 'person_id')
+            ->where('movie_cast.known_for_department', 'Directing')
+            ;
+    }
+
     public function collections()
     {
         return $this->belongsToMany(MovieCollection::class, 'movies_in_collection', 'movie_id', 'collection_id');
@@ -40,7 +51,7 @@ class Movie extends Model
 
     public function castList()
     {
-        return $this->belongsToMany(Person::class, 'movie_cast', 'movie_id', 'person_id');
+        return $this->belongsToMany(Person::class, 'movie_cast', 'movie_id', 'person_id')->withPivot('known_for_department', 'character', 'order');
     }
 
     public function crewList()
@@ -72,4 +83,14 @@ class Movie extends Model
     {
         return $this->belongsToMany(Video::class, 'movie_videos', 'movie_id', 'video_id');
     }
+
+    public function productionCompanies()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(ProductionCompany::class, 'movie_production_companies', 'movie_id', 'production_company_id');
+    }
+
+    public function productionCountries()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(ProductionCountry::class, 'movie_production_countries', 'movie_id', 'production_country_id');
+    }
 }