searchNetflix.js

function searchNetflix(search, page) {
  var deferred = $.Deferred();
  search = search ? search : '';
  page = page ? page : 1;

  var yql_url = 'https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql';
  var url = ['http://instantwatcher.com/search?sort=available_from+desc&view=synopsis&infinite=on&average_rating=&year=&runtime=&content_type%5B%5D=1&language_audio=&layout=none&page=', page, '&q=', search.split(' ').join('+') ].join('');
  console.log(url);
  var query = ['SELECT * FROM html WHERE url="', url, '" and xpath="//div[@class=', "'", 'iw-title list-title box-synopsis-mode', "'", ']"'].join('');
  console.log(query);

  $.ajax({
    'url': yql_url,
    'method': 'GET',
    'data': {
      'q': query,
      'format': 'json',
      'jsonCompat': 'new',
      'callback': '?',
      'diagnostics': true
    },
    'dataType': 'jsonp',
  }).done(function(data){
    console.log(data);
    var movies = [];

    function getProperty(element) {
      if(Array.isArray(element.a)) {
        return element.a.map(function(item){ return item.content; }).join(', ');
      } else {
        return element.a.content;
      }
    }

    function getMovieFromDiv(movieDiv) {
      var movie = {
        image: movieDiv.a.img.src,
        title: movieDiv.span[0].a.content,
        year: movieDiv.span[1].a.content,
        netflix_url: movieDiv.span[2].a[0].href
      }

      var otherData = movieDiv.span[2].span;
      for (var j = 0; j < otherData.length; j++) {
        var property = otherData[j].class;
        var content = otherData[j].content;

        if(property === 'actors') {
          movie.actors = getProperty(otherData[j]);
        } else if(property === 'directors'){
          movie.directors = getProperty(otherData[j]);
        } else if(!movie[property]) {
          movie[property] = content;
        } else {
          movie[property] = [movie[property], content]
        }
      }

      return movie;
    }

    if(data.query.results) {
      if(Array.isArray(data.query.results.div)) {
        for (var i = 0; i < data.query.results.div.length; i++) {
          var movieDiv = data.query.results.div[i];
          var movie = getMovieFromDiv(movieDiv);
          movies.push(movie);
        }
      } else {
        var movie = getMovieFromDiv(data.query.results.div);
        movies.push(movie);
      }
    }

    deferred.resolve(movies);
  }).fail(function(error){
    deferred.reject(error);
  });

  return deferred;
}

searchNetflix("Dude Where's My Car?").done(function(movies){
  console.log(movies);
});