Biopics: biopics.csv
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Link | rowid ▲ | title | site | country | year_release | box_office | director | number_of_subjects | subject | type_of_subject | race_known | subject_race | person_of_color | subject_sex | lead_actor_actress |
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761 | 761 | Your Cheatin' Heart | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058765/ | US | 1964 | - | Gene Nelson | 1 | Hank Williams | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Male | George Hamilton | |
760 | 760 | Young Winston | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069528/ | US | 1972 | - | Richard Attenborough | 1 | Winston Churchill | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Simon Ward |
759 | 759 | Young Tom Edison | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033289/ | US | 1940 | - | Norman Taurog | 1 | Thomas Edison | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Mickey Rooney |
758 | 758 | Young Mr. Lincoln | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032155/ | US | 1939 | - | John Ford | 1 | Abraham Lincoln | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Henry Fonda |
757 | 757 | Young Man with a Horn | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043153/ | US | 1950 | - | Michael Curtiz | 1 | Bix Beiderbecke | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Kirk Douglas |
756 | 756 | Young Cassidy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059930/ | UK | 1965 | - | Jack Cardiff | 1 | Sean O'Casey | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Rod Taylor |
755 | 755 | Young Bess | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046564/ | US | 1953 | - | George Sidney | 1 | Elizabeth I | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jean Simmons |
754 | 754 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035575/ | US | 1942 | - | Michael Curtiz | 1 | George M. Cohan | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | James Cagney |
753 | 753 | Wyatt Earp | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111756/ | US | 1994 | $25.1M | Lawrence Kasdan | 1 | Wyatt Earp | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Kevin Costner |
752 | 752 | Words and Music | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040976/ | US | 1948 | - | Norman Taurog | 2 | Richard Rogers | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tom Drake |
751 | 751 | Words and Music | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040976/ | US | 1948 | - | Norman Taurog | 2 | Lorenz Hart | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Mickey Rooney |
750 | 750 | Wittgenstein | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108583/ | UK | 1993 | - | Derek Jarman | 1 | Ludwig Wittgenstein | Academic (Philosopher) | Known | White | 0 | Male | Clancy Chassay |
749 | 749 | Without Limits | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119934/ | US | 1998 | $777K | Robert Towne | 1 | Steve Prefontaine | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Billy Crudup |
748 | 748 | With a Song in My Heart | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045333/ | US | 1952 | - | Walter Lang | 1 | Jane Froman | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Female | Susan Hayward | |
747 | 747 | Wired | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098660/ | US | 1989 | $1.09M | Larry Peerce | 1 | John Belushi | Comedian | Unknown | 0 | Male | Michael Chiklis | |
746 | 746 | Winnie Mandela | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551641/ | Canada | 2011 | - | Darrell Roodt | 1 | Winnie Mandela | Government | Known | African | 1 | Female | Jennifer Hudson |
745 | 745 | Wilson | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037465/ | US | 1944 | $2M | Henry King | 1 | Woodrow Wilson | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Alexander Knox |
744 | 744 | Wilde | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120514/ | UK | 1997 | $2.16M | Brian Gilbert | 1 | Oscar Wilde | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Stephen Fry |
743 | 743 | Wild Bill | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114938/ | US | 1995 | $2.17M | Walter Hill | 1 | Wild Bill Hickok | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jeff Bridges |
742 | 742 | Wild | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2305051/ | US | 2014 | $37.9M | Jean-Marc Vall̩e | 1 | Cheryl Strayed | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Reese Witherspoon | |
741 | 741 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123324/ | US | 1998 | $12.4M | Gregory Nava | 1 | Frankie Lymon | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Larenz Tate |
740 | 740 | WhiteLightnin' | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034419/ | UK | 2009 | - | Dominic Murphy | 1 | Jesco White | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Edward Hogg | |
739 | 739 | Where the Buffalo Roam | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081748/ | US | 1980 | - | Art Linson | 1 | Hunter S. Thompson | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Bill Murray | |
738 | 738 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829098/ | UK | 2007 | $1.07M | Anand Tucker | 1 | Blake Morrison | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Colin Firth |
737 | 737 | What's Love Got to Do with It | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108551/ | US | 1993 | $39.1M | Brian Gibson | 1 | Anna Mae Bullock (Tina Turner) | Singer | Known | Multi racial | 1 | Female | Angela Bassett |
736 | 736 | What We Do Is Secret | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384683/ | US | 2007 | $58.8K | Rodger Grossman | 1 | Darby Crash | Singer | Unknown | 0 | Male | Shane West | |
735 | 735 | Walking Tall Part II | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073880/ | US | 1975 | - | Earl Bellamy | 1 | Buford Pusser | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Bo Svenson | |
734 | 734 | Walker | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096409/ | US | 1987 | $257K | Alex Cox | 1 | William Walker | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ed Harris |
733 | 733 | Walk the Line | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/ | US | 2005 | $120M | James Mangold | 1 | Johnny Cash | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Joaquin Phoenix |
732 | 732 | W. | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/ | US | 2008 | $25.5M | Oliver Stone | 1 | George W. Bush | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Josh Brolin |
731 | 731 | Von Richthofen and Brown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067658/ | US | 1971 | - | Roger Corman | 2 | Roy Brown | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Don Stroud |
730 | 730 | Von Richthofen and Brown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067658/ | US | 1971 | - | Roger Corman | 2 | Manfred von Richtofen | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | John Phillip Law |
729 | 729 | Viva Zapata! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045296/ | US | 1952 | - | Elia Kazan | 1 | Emiliano Zapata | Activist | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 1 | Male | Marlon Brando |
728 | 728 | Viva Villa! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025948/ | US | 1934 | $1.11M | Jack Conway | 1 | Pancho Villa | Military | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 1 | Male | Wallace Beery |
727 | 727 | Viva Knievel! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076890/ | US | 1977 | - | Gordon Douglas | 1 | Evel Knievel | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Evel Knievel |
726 | 726 | VIPs | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235548/ | US | 2010 | - | Toniko Melo | 1 | Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Wagner Moura |
725 | 725 | Vincent & Theo | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100873/ | UK | 1990 | $2.23M | Robert Altman | 2 | Vincent Van Gogh | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tim Roth |
724 | 724 | Vincent & Theo | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100873/ | UK | 1990 | $2.23M | Robert Altman | 2 | Theo van Gogh | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Rhys |
723 | 723 | Veronica Guerin | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312549/ | US/UK | 2003 | $1.57M | Joel Schumacher | 1 | Veronica Guerin | Media | Known | White | 0 | Female | Cate Blanchett |
722 | 722 | Vatel | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190861/ | UK | 2000 | $49.5K | Roland Joff̩ | 1 | Fran̤ois Vatel | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | G̩rard Depardieu |
721 | 721 | Valentino | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076868/ | US/UK | 1977 | - | Ken Russell | 1 | Rudolph Valentino | Actor | Known | White | 0 | Male | Rudolf Nureyev |
720 | 720 | Unbroken | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1809398/ | US | 2014 | $116M | Angelina Jolie | 1 | Louis Zamperini | Athlete / military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jack O'Connell |
719 | 719 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096316/ | US | 1988 | $19.7M | Francis Ford Coppola | 1 | Preston Tucker | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jeff Bridges | |
718 | 718 | Triumph of the Spirit | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098513/ | US | 1989 | $409K | Robert M. Young | 1 | Salamo Arouch | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Willem Dafoe |
717 | 717 | Total Eclipse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114702/ | UK | 1995 | $340K | Agnieszka Holland | 2 | Paul Verlaine | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | David Thewlis | |
716 | 716 | Total Eclipse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114702/ | UK | 1995 | $340K | Agnieszka Holland | 2 | Arthur Rimbaud | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
715 | 715 | Topsy-Turvy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151568/ | US/UK | 1999 | $6.2M | Mike Leigh | 2 | William Schwenck Gilbert | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jim Broadbent |
714 | 714 | Topsy-Turvy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151568/ | US/UK | 1999 | $6.2M | Mike Leigh | 2 | Arthur Sullivan | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Allan Corduner |
713 | 713 | Tom & Viv | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111454/ | US/UK | 1994 | $539K | Brian Gilbert | 2 | Vivienne Haigh-Wood | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Miranda Richardson |
712 | 712 | Tom & Viv | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111454/ | US/UK | 1994 | $539K | Brian Gilbert | 2 | T.S. Eliot | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Willem Dafoe |
711 | 711 | To Write Love on Her Arms | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1850418/ | US | 2012 | - | Nathan Frankowski | 1 | Renee Yohe | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Kat Dennings | |
710 | 710 | To Walk with Lions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132563/ | Canada/UK | 1999 | - | Carl Schultz | 2 | Tony Fitzjohn | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Michie | |
709 | 709 | To Walk with Lions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132563/ | Canada/UK | 1999 | - | Carl Schultz | 2 | George Adamson | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Harris | |
708 | 708 | To Kill a King | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302436/ | UK | 2003 | - | Mike Barker | 2 | Thomas Fairfax | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dougray Scott |
707 | 707 | To Kill a King | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302436/ | UK | 2003 | - | Mike Barker | 2 | Oliver Cromwell | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tim Roth |
706 | 706 | To Hell and Back | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/ | US | 1955 | - | Jesse Hibbs | 1 | Audie Murphy | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Audie Murphy |
705 | 705 | Till the Clouds Roll By | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039035/ | US | 1946 | $6.72M | Richard Whorf | 1 | Jerome Kern | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Robert Walker |
704 | 704 | Three Little Words | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043044/ | US | 1950 | - | Richard Thorpe | 2 | Harry Ruby | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Red Skelton |
703 | 703 | Three Little Words | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043044/ | US | 1950 | - | Richard Thorpe | 2 | Bert Kalmar | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Fred Astaire |
702 | 702 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999872/ | US | 2008 | - | Michael Campus | 1 | Thomas Kinkade | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jared Padalecki |
701 | 701 | This Is Elvis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083193/ | US | 1981 | - | Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | 1 | Elvis Presley | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Multiple |
700 | 700 | This Boy's Life | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108330/ | US | 1993 | $4.1M | Michael Caton-Jones | 1 | Tobias Wolff | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
699 | 699 | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108328/ | Canada | 1993 | $1.57M | Fran̤ois Girard | 1 | Glenn Gould | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Colm Feore |
698 | 698 | Thirteen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/ | US | 2003 | $4.6M | Catherine Hardwicke | 2 | Catherine Hardwicke | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Holly Hunter | |
697 | 697 | Thirteen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/ | US | 2003 | $4.6M | Catherine Hardwicke | 2 | Nikki Reed | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Evan Rachel Wood |
696 | 696 | They Died with Their Boots On | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034277/ | US | 1941 | - | Raoul Walsh | 1 | George Armstrong Custer | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Errol Flynn |
695 | 695 | The Young Victoria | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/ | US/UK | 2009 | $11M | Jean-Marc Vall̩e | 1 | Victoria | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Emily Bunt |
694 | 694 | The World's Fastest Indian | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/ | US | 2005 | $5.13M | Roger Donaldson | 1 | Herbert James "Burt" Munro | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Anthony Hopkins |
693 | 693 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056700/ | US | 1961 | - | Henry Levin, George Pal | 2 | Wilhelm Grimm | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Laurence Harvey |
692 | 692 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056700/ | US | 1961 | - | Henry Levin, George Pal | 2 | Jacob Grimm | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Karlheinz B̦hm |
691 | 691 | The Wolf of Wall Street | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/ | US | 2013 | $117M | Martin Scorsese | 1 | Jordan Belfort | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
690 | 690 | The Wizard of Speed and Time | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081766/ | US | 1988 | - | Mike Jittlov | 1 | Mike Jittlov | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Mike Jittlov | |
689 | 689 | The Winning Team | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045332/ | US | 1952 | - | Lewis Seiler | 1 | Grover Cleveland Alexander | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ronald Reagan |
688 | 688 | The Wings of Eagles | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051198/ | US | 1957 | - | John Ford | 1 | Frank W. "Spig" Wead | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Wayne | |
687 | 687 | The Whole Wide World | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118163/ | US | 1996 | $137K | Dan Ireland | 2 | Novalyne Price | Author | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Female | Ren̩e Zellweger |
686 | 686 | The Whole Wide World | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118163/ | US | 1996 | $137K | Dan Ireland | 2 | Robert Howard | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Vincent D'Onofrio |
685 | 685 | The Whistleblower | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896872/ | US/Canada | 2010 | $1.12M | Larysa Kondracki | 1 | Kathryn Bolkovac | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Rachel Weisz |
684 | 684 | The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377992/ | Canada/UK | 2003 | $4.07M | Philip Saville | 1 | Jesus | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern (White) | 0 | Male | Henry Ian Cusick |
683 | 683 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058708/ | US | 1964 | - | Charles Walters | 1 | Molly Brown | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Debbie Reynolds |
682 | 682 | The True Story of Jesse James | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051114/ | US | 1957 | - | Nicholas Ray | 1 | Jesse James | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Robert Wagner |
681 | 681 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054403/ | UK | 1960 | - | Ken Hughes | 1 | Oscar Wilde | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Peter Finch |
680 | 680 | The Toast of New York | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029675/ | US | 1937 | - | Rowland V. Lee | 1 | James Fisk | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Edward Arnold |
679 | 679 | The Theory of Everything | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980516/ | UK | 2014 | $35.9M | James Marsh | 1 | Steven Hawking | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Eddie Redmayne |
678 | 678 | The Ten Commandments | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049833/ | US | 1956 | $80M | Cecil B. DeMille | 1 | Moses | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern (White) | 0 | Male | Charlton Heston |
677 | 677 | The Stratton Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041928/ | US | 1949 | - | Sam Wood | 1 | Monty Stratton | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | James Stewart | |
676 | 676 | The Straight Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/ | US/UK | 1999 | $6.2M | David Lynch | 1 | Alvin Straight | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Farnsworth | |
675 | 675 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031983/ | US | 1939 | $1.12M | H.C. Potter | 2 | Vernon Castle | Artist | Unknown | 0 | Male | Fred Astaire | |
674 | 674 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031983/ | US | 1939 | $1.12M | H.C. Potter | 2 | Irene Castle | Artist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Ginger Rogers | |
673 | 673 | The Story of Louis Pasteur | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028313/ | US | 1936 | - | William Dieterle | 1 | Louis Pasteur | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Muni |
672 | 672 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031981/ | US | 1939 | - | Irving Cummings | 1 | Alexander Graham Bell | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Don Ameche |
671 | 671 | The Spirit of St. Louis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051003/ | US | 1957 | - | Billy Wilder | 1 | Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | James Stewart |
670 | 670 | The Sound of Music | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/ | US | 1965 | $163M | Robert Wise | 1 | Maria von Trapp | Singer | Known | White | 0 | Female | Julie Andrews |
669 | 669 | The Soul Keeper | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349995/ | UK | 2002 | - | Roberto Faenza | 2 | Sabina Spielrein | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Female | Emilia Fox |
668 | 668 | The Soul Keeper | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349995/ | UK | 2002 | - | Roberto Faenza | 2 | Carl Gustav Jung | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Iain Glen |
667 | 667 | The Song of Bernadette | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036377/ | US | 1943 | - | Henry King | 1 | Saint Bernadette Soubirous | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jennifer Jones |
666 | 666 | The Soloist | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/ | US/UK | 2009 | $31.7M | Joe Wright | 2 | Steve Lopez | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robert Downey, Jr. | |
665 | 665 | The Soloist | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/ | US/UK | 2009 | $31.7M | Joe Wright | 2 | Nathaniel Ayers | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Jamie Foxx |
664 | 664 | The Social Network | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/ | US | 2010 | $96.9M | David Fincher | 1 | Mark Zuckerberg | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jesse Eisenberg | |
663 | 663 | The Singing Nun | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060983/ | US | 1966 | - | Henry Koster | 1 | Jeanne Deckers | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Female | Debbie Reynolds |
662 | 662 | The Seven Little Foys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048604/ | US | 1955 | - | Melville Shavelson | 1 | Eddie Foy, Sr. | Actor | Known | White | 0 | Male | Bob Hope |
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CREATE TABLE "biopics/biopics" ( "title" TEXT, "site" TEXT, "country" TEXT, "year_release" INTEGER, "box_office" TEXT, "director" TEXT, "number_of_subjects" INTEGER, "subject" TEXT, "type_of_subject" TEXT, "race_known" TEXT, "subject_race" TEXT, "person_of_color" INTEGER, "subject_sex" TEXT, "lead_actor_actress" TEXT );