cineflex/app/Models/Genre.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Genre extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'genres';
    protected $primaryKey = 'genre_id';
    public $timestamps = false;
    protected $fillable = [
        'genre_name',
    ];

    public function findGenreByName($genre_name)
    {
        return Genre::where('genre_name', $genre_name)->first();
    }

    public function movies()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('App\Models\Movie', 'genre_id');
    }

}