random_movie.py

import sys
import requests
import random
import subprocess

if len(sys.argv) == 2:

    genre = sys.argv[1]
    request = requests.get('https://yts.ag/api/v2/list_movies.json?genre=%s&minimum_rating=8&limit=50' % genre)

    if request.status_code == 200:
        result = request.json()

        if result['status'] == 'ok':

            random_movie = random.choice(result['data']['movies'])

            print 'Playing %s!' % random_movie['title']
            command = 'peerflix %s --mpv' % random_movie['torrents'][0]['url']
            subprocess.Popen(["/bin/bash", "-c", command])