diff --git a/dev.py b/dev.py
index aeadee1..d17c339 100644
--- a/dev.py
+++ b/dev.py
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ async def delete_movie(id_: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> None:
 
 
 @app.get("/movies/")
-async def list_movie(db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> list[schemas.MovieObject]:
-    return crud.get_all_movies(db)
+async def list_movie(db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> schemas.MovieObjectsOut:
+    movies = crud.get_all_movies(db)
+    count = len(movies)
+
+    return {"movies": movies, "count": count}
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/schemas.py b/schemas.py
index 7015bba..eb5da75 100644
--- a/schemas.py
+++ b/schemas.py
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ class MoviePayload(BaseModel):
 
 class MovieObject(MoviePayload):
     id: int | str
+
+
+class MovieObjectsOut(BaseModel):
+    movies: list[MovieObject]
+    count: int
diff --git a/utests/test_api.py b/utests/test_api.py
index 5c3d659..cef7ddd 100644
--- a/utests/test_api.py
+++ b/utests/test_api.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class BaseCrud(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_list_movies(self):
         response = client.get("/movies/")
         assert response.status_code == 200
+        primary_count = response.json()["count"]
         # assert response.json() == []
 
         N = 10
@@ -124,11 +125,38 @@ class BaseCrud(unittest.TestCase):
             response = client.post("/movies/", json=self.create_payload)
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
-        movies = client.get("/movies/")
-        movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+        response = client.get("/movies/").json()
+
+        movies = response["movies"]
+        count = response["count"]
+        movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}
         found = list(movies_by_title[title] for title in names)
         assert all(movies_by_title[title] for title in names)
 
+        assert count == primary_count + N
+
+    def test_list_movies_payload_format(self):
+        response = client.get("/movies/")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        # assert response.json() == []
+        primary_count = response.json()["count"]
+
+        N = 10
+        names = []
+        for _ in range(N):
+            name = rand_name()
+
+            names.append(name)
+            self.create_payload["title"] = name
+            response = client.post("/movies/", json=self.create_payload)
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+
+        movies = client.get("/movies/").json()
+
+        assert isinstance(movies["count"], int)
+        assert isinstance(movies["movies"], list)
+        assert movies["count"] == primary_count + N
+
 
 class ApiTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_payload_content_in_and_out_loopback(self):
diff --git a/utests/test_sql_database.py b/utests/test_sql_database.py
index 2fde7e7..a7cc834 100644
--- a/utests/test_sql_database.py
+++ b/utests/test_sql_database.py
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ def test_list_movies():
             names.append(name)
             crud.create_movie(db, title=name, genres=["Animated", "Paropaganda"])
 
-    movies = client.get("movies")
-    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+    movies = client.get("movies").json()["movies"]
+    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}
     assert all(movies_by_title[name] for name in names)
 
 
@@ -128,16 +128,16 @@ def test_sample_import_toy_story():
     movie_title = "Toy Story"
     file_path = "input_data/movies_metadata_short.csv"
 
-    movies = client.get("movies")
-    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+    movies = client.get("movies").json()["movies"]
+    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}
 
     assert movie_title not in movies_by_title, "The movie should not be pre existing"
 
     with db_context() as db:
         fill_db(db, file_path)
 
-    movies = client.get("movies")
-    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+    movies = client.get("movies").json()["movies"]
+    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}
 
     toy_story = movies_by_title["Toy Story"]
 
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ def test_title_is_taken_form_original_title_is_missing():
 
     file_path = "utests/movie_error_missing_title.csv"
     file_path = "input_data/movies_metadata.csv"
-    movies = client.get("movies")
-    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+    movies = client.get("movies").json()["movies"]
+    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}
 
     assert movie_title not in movies_by_title, "The movie should not be pre existing"
     with db_context() as db:
         fill_db(db, file_path, sample_rate=1)
 
-    movies = client.get("movies")
-    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies.json()}
+    movies = client.get("movies").json()["movies"]
+    movies_by_title = {m["title"]: m for m in movies}