diff --git a/api/src/base.ts b/api/src/base.ts
index 5dc64f29..0acbd54b 100644
--- a/api/src/base.ts
+++ b/api/src/base.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ import Elysia from "elysia";
 import type { KError } from "./models/error";
 
 export const base = new Elysia({ name: "base" })
-	.onError(({code, error}) => {
+	.onError(({ code, error }) => {
 		if (code === "VALIDATION") {
 			const details = JSON.parse(error.message);
+			if (details.code === "KError") {
+				delete details.code;
+				return details;
+			}
 			return {
 				status: error.status,
 				message: `Validation error on ${details.on}.`,
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/movies.ts b/api/src/controllers/movies.ts
index e6307278..a73e1c3c 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/movies.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/movies.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import { and, desc, eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { Elysia, t } from "elysia";
 import { KError } from "~/models/error";
-import { Genre, isUuid, processLanguages } from "~/models/utils";
-import { comment, RemovePrefix } from "~/utils";
+import {
+	type FilterDef,
+	Genre,
+	isUuid,
+	processLanguages,
+} from "~/models/utils";
+import { comment, type RemovePrefix } from "~/utils";
 import { db } from "../db";
 import { shows, showTranslations } from "../db/schema/shows";
 import { getColumns } from "../db/schema/utils";
 import { bubble } from "../models/examples";
 import { Movie, MovieStatus, MovieTranslation } from "../models/movie";
-import { Page } from "~/models/utils/page";
-import { type Filter, parseFilters } from "~/models/utils/filters-sql";
+import { Filter, type Page } from "~/models/utils";
 
 // drizzle is bugged and doesn't allow js arrays to be used in raw sql.
 export function sqlarr(array: unknown[]) {
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ const getTranslationQuery = (languages: string[]) => {
 
 const { pk: _, kind, startAir, endAir, ...moviesCol } = getColumns(shows);
 
-const movieFilters: Filter = {
+const movieFilters: FilterDef = {
 	genres: {
 		column: shows.genres,
 		type: "enum",
@@ -160,7 +164,6 @@ export const movies = new Elysia({ prefix: "/movies", tags: ["movies"] })
 				if (key === "airDate") return { key: "startAir" as const, desc };
 				return { key, desc };
 			});
-			const filters = parseFilters(filter, movieFilters);
 
 			// TODO: Add sql indexes on order keys
 
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ export const movies = new Elysia({ prefix: "/movies", tags: ["movies"] })
 				})
 				.from(shows)
 				.innerJoin(transQ, eq(shows.pk, transQ.pk))
-				.where(filters)
+				.where(filter)
 				.orderBy(
 					...order.map((x) => (x.desc ? desc(shows[x.key]) : shows[x.key])),
 					shows.pk,
@@ -202,18 +205,7 @@ export const movies = new Elysia({ prefix: "/movies", tags: ["movies"] })
 					// TODO: support explode: true (allow sort=slug,-createdAt). needs a pr to elysia
 					{ explode: false, default: ["slug"] },
 				),
-				filter: t.Optional(
-					t.String({
-						description: comment`
-							Filters to apply to the query.
-							This is based on [odata's filter specification](https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part1-protocol.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionfilter).
-
-							Filters available: ${Object.keys(movieFilters).join(", ")}
-						`,
-						example:
-							"(rating gt 75 and genres has action) or status eq planned",
-					}),
-				),
+				filter: t.Optional(Filter({ def: movieFilters })),
 				limit: t.Integer({
 					minimum: 1,
 					maximum: 250,
diff --git a/api/src/models/error.ts b/api/src/models/error.ts
index a2bf9822..4be8a968 100644
--- a/api/src/models/error.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/error.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ export const KError = t.Object({
 	details: t.Optional(t.Any()),
 });
 export type KError = typeof KError.static;
+
+export class KErrorT extends Error {
+	constructor(message: string, details?: any) {
+		super(JSON.stringify({ code: "KError", status: 422, message, details }));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/src/models/utils/filters/index.ts b/api/src/models/utils/filters/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0255f7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/models/utils/filters/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import type { Column } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { t } from "elysia";
+import { comment } from "~/utils";
+import { expression } from "./parser";
+import { toDrizzle } from "./to-sql";
+import { KErrorT } from "~/models/error";
+
+export type FilterDef = {
+	[key: string]:
+		| {
+				column: Column;
+				type: "int" | "float" | "date" | "string";
+				isArray?: boolean;
+		  }
+		| { column: Column; type: "enum"; values: string[]; isArray?: boolean };
+};
+
+export const Filter = ({
+	def,
+	description = "Filters to apply to the query.",
+}: { def: FilterDef; description?: string }) =>
+	t
+		.Transform(
+			t.String({
+				description: comment`
+					${description}
+					This is based on [odata's filter specification](https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part1-protocol.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionfilter).
+
+					Filters available: ${Object.keys(def).join(", ")}
+				`,
+				example: "(rating gt 75 and genres has action) or status eq planned",
+			}),
+		)
+		.Decode((filter) => {
+			return parseFilters(filter, def);
+		})
+		.Encode(() => {
+			throw new Error("Can't encode filters");
+		});
+
+export const parseFilters = (filter: string | undefined, config: FilterDef) => {
+	if (!filter) return undefined;
+	const ret = expression.parse(filter);
+	if (!ret.isOk) {
+		throw new KErrorT(`Invalid filter: ${filter}.`, ret);
+	}
+
+	return toDrizzle(ret.value, config);
+};
diff --git a/api/src/models/utils/filters.ts b/api/src/models/utils/filters/parser.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from api/src/models/utils/filters.ts
rename to api/src/models/utils/filters/parser.ts
diff --git a/api/src/models/utils/filters-sql.ts b/api/src/models/utils/filters/to-sql.ts
similarity index 58%
rename from api/src/models/utils/filters-sql.ts
rename to api/src/models/utils/filters/to-sql.ts
index ad79ce9e..ad551dd8 100644
--- a/api/src/models/utils/filters-sql.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/utils/filters/to-sql.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
 	and,
-	type Column,
 	eq,
 	gt,
 	gte,
@@ -13,29 +12,9 @@ import {
 	sql,
 } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { comment } from "~/utils";
-import type { KError } from "../error";
-import { type Expression, expression, type Operator } from "./filters";
-
-export type Filter = {
-	[key: string]:
-		| {
-				column: Column;
-				type: "int" | "float" | "date" | "string";
-				isArray?: boolean;
-		  }
-		| { column: Column; type: "enum"; values: string[]; isArray?: boolean };
-};
-
-export const parseFilters = (filter: string | undefined, config: Filter) => {
-	if (!filter) return undefined;
-	const ret = expression.parse(filter);
-	if (!ret.isOk) {
-		throw new Error("todo");
-		// return { status: 422, message: `Invalid filter: ${filter}.`, details: ret }
-	}
-
-	return toDrizzle(ret.value, config);
-};
+import type { FilterDef } from "./index";
+import type { Expression, Operator } from "./parser";
+import { KErrorT } from "~/models/error";
 
 const opMap: Record<Operator, typeof eq> = {
 	eq: eq,
@@ -47,58 +26,54 @@ const opMap: Record<Operator, typeof eq> = {
 	has: eq,
 };
 
-const toDrizzle = (expr: Expression, config: Filter): SQL | KError => {
+export const toDrizzle = (expr: Expression, config: FilterDef): SQL => {
 	switch (expr.type) {
 		case "op": {
-			const where = `${expr.property} ${expr.operator} ${expr.value}`;
+			const where = `${expr.property} ${expr.operator} ${expr.value.value}`;
 			const prop = config[expr.property];
 
 			if (!prop) {
-				return {
-					status: 422,
-					message: comment`
+				throw new KErrorT(
+					comment`
 						Invalid property: ${expr.property}.
 						Expected one of ${Object.keys(config).join(", ")}.
 					`,
-					details: { in: where },
-				};
+					{ in: where },
+				);
 			}
 
 			if (prop.type !== expr.value.type) {
-				return {
-					status: 422,
-					message: comment`
+				throw new KErrorT(
+					comment`
 						Invalid value for property ${expr.property}.
 						Got ${expr.value.type} but expected ${prop.type}.
 					`,
-					details: { in: where },
-				};
+					{ in: where },
+				);
 			}
 			if (
 				prop.type === "enum" &&
 				(expr.value.type === "enum" || expr.value.type === "string") &&
 				!prop.values.includes(expr.value.value)
 			) {
-				return {
-					status: 422,
-					message: comment`
+				throw new KErrorT(
+					comment`
 						Invalid value ${expr.value.value} for property ${expr.property}.
 						Expected one of ${prop.values.join(", ")} but got ${expr.value.value}.
 					`,
-					details: { in: where },
-				};
+					{ in: where },
+				);
 			}
 
 			if (prop.isArray) {
 				if (expr.operator !== "has" && expr.operator !== "eq") {
-					return {
-						status: 422,
-						message: comment`
+					throw new KErrorT(
+						comment`
 							Property ${expr.property} is an array but you wanted to use the
 							operator ${expr.operator}. Only "has" is supported ("eq" is also aliased to "has")
 						`,
-						details: { in: where },
-					};
+						{ in: where },
+					);
 				}
 				return sql`${expr.value.value} = any(${prop.column})`;
 			}
@@ -107,20 +82,15 @@ const toDrizzle = (expr: Expression, config: Filter): SQL | KError => {
 		case "and": {
 			const lhs = toDrizzle(expr.lhs, config);
 			const rhs = toDrizzle(expr.rhs, config);
-			if ("status" in lhs) return lhs;
-			if ("status" in rhs) return rhs;
 			return and(lhs, rhs)!;
 		}
 		case "or": {
 			const lhs = toDrizzle(expr.lhs, config);
 			const rhs = toDrizzle(expr.rhs, config);
-			if ("status" in lhs) return lhs;
-			if ("status" in rhs) return rhs;
 			return or(lhs, rhs)!;
 		}
 		case "not": {
 			const lhs = toDrizzle(expr.expression, config);
-			if ("status" in lhs) return lhs;
 			return not(lhs);
 		}
 		default:
diff --git a/api/src/models/utils/index.ts b/api/src/models/utils/index.ts
index 98134fc5..31076b9a 100644
--- a/api/src/models/utils/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/utils/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ export * from "./genres";
 export * from "./image";
 export * from "./language";
 export * from "./resource";
+export * from "./filters";
+export * from "./page";
diff --git a/api/src/utils.ts b/api/src/utils.ts
index 9e3e16d8..78f8181f 100644
--- a/api/src/utils.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // remove indent in multi-line comments
 export const comment = (str: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any[]) =>
-	str.reduce((acc, str, i) => `${acc}${str}${values[i]}`).replace(/^[^\S\n]+/gm, "");
+	str
+		.reduce((acc, str, i) => `${acc}${values[i - 1]}${str}`)
+		.replace(/(^[^\S\n]+|\s+$|^\s+)/gm, "");
 
 export type RemovePrefix<
 	T extends string,
diff --git a/api/tests/misc/filter.test.ts b/api/tests/misc/filter.test.ts
index d392158b..d1630e88 100644
--- a/api/tests/misc/filter.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/misc/filter.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
 import type { ParjsFailure } from "parjs/internal";
-import { type Expression, expression } from "~/models/utils/filters";
+import { type Expression, expression } from "~/models/utils/filters/parser";
 
 function parse(
 	filter: string,
diff --git a/api/tests/movies/get-movies.test.ts b/api/tests/movies/get-movies.test.ts
index fca0d08a..53a38f95 100644
--- a/api/tests/movies/get-movies.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/movies/get-movies.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,30 @@ const getMovie = async (id: string, langs?: string) => {
 	const body = await resp.json();
 	return [resp, body] as const;
 };
+const getMovies = async ({
+	langs,
+	...query
+}: { filter?: string; langs?: string }) => {
+	// const params = Object.entries(query).reduce(
+	// 	(acc, [param, value]) => `${param}=${value}&`,
+	// 	"?",
+	// );
+	const resp = await app.handle(
+		new Request(
+			`http://localhost/movies?${new URLSearchParams(query).toString()}`,
+			{
+				method: "GET",
+				headers: langs
+					? {
+							"Accept-Language": langs,
+						}
+					: {},
+			},
+		),
+	);
+	const body = await resp.json();
+	return [resp, body] as const;
+};
 
 let bubbleId = "";
 
@@ -95,6 +119,25 @@ describe("Get movie", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("Get all movies", () => {
+	it("Invalid filter params", async () => {
+		const [resp, body] = await getMovies({
+			filter: `slug eq ${bubble.slug}`,
+			langs: "en",
+		});
+
+		expectStatus(resp, body).toBe(422);
+		expect(body).toMatchObject({
+			status: 422,
+			message:
+				"Invalid property: slug.\nExpected one of genres, rating, status, runtime, airDate, originalLanguage.",
+			details: {
+				in: "slug eq bubble",
+			},
+		});
+	});
+});
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
 	const ret = await seedMovie(bubble);
 	bubbleId = ret.id;