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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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1 | 1 | 10 Rillington Place | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066730/ | UK | 1971 | - | Richard Fleischer | 1 | John Christie | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Attenborough | |
3 | 3 | 127 Hours | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/ | US/UK | 2010 | $18.3M | Danny Boyle | 1 | Aron Ralston | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | James Franco | |
5 | 5 | 20 Dates | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138987/ | US | 1998 | $537K | Myles Berkowitz | 1 | Myles Berkowitz | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Myles Berkowitz | |
9 | 9 | 8 Seconds | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109021/ | US | 1994 | $19.6M | John G. Avildsen | 1 | Lane Frost | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Luke Perry | |
10 | 10 | 84 Charing Cross Road | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090570/ | US/UK | 1987 | $1.08M | David Hugh Jones | 2 | Frank Doel | Author | Unknown | 0 | Male | Anthony Hopkins | |
11 | 11 | 84 Charing Cross Road | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090570/ | US/UK | 1987 | $1.08M | David Hugh Jones | 2 | Helene Hanff | Author | Unknown | 0 | Female | Anne Bancroft | |
12 | 12 | A Beautiful Mind | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ | US | 2001 | $171M | Ron Howard | 1 | John Nash | Academic | Unknown | 0 | Male | Russell Crowe | |
16 | 16 | A Home of Our Own | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107130/ | US | 1993 | $1.7M | Tony Bill | 1 | Frances Lacey | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Kathy Bates | |
25 | 25 | Above and Beyond | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044324/ | US | 1952 | - | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | 1 | Paul Tibbets | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robert Taylor | |
27 | 27 | Against the Ropes | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312329/ | US | 2004 | $5.88M | Charles S. Dutton | 1 | Jackie Kallen | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Female | Meg Ryan | |
32 | 32 | Alpha Dog | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426883/ | US | 2006 | $15.2M | Nick Cassavetes | 1 | Jesse James Hollywood | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Emile Hirsch | |
39 | 39 | American Sniper | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/ | US | 2014 | $350M | Clint Eastwood | 1 | Chris Kyle | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Bradley Cooper | |
42 | 42 | An American Crime | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0802948/ | US | 2007 | - | Tommy O'Haver | 2 | Sylvia Likens | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Ellen Page | |
48 | 48 | Another Country | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086904/ | UK | 1984 | - | Marek Kanievska | 1 | Guy Burgess | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Rupert Everett | |
60 | 60 | Battle Hymn | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050171/ | US | 1957 | - | Douglas Sirk | 1 | Dean Hess | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Rock Hudson | |
70 | 70 | Beyond the Law | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103805/ | US | 1993 | - | Larry Ferguson | 1 | Dan Black | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Charlie Sheen | |
75 | 75 | Birdman of Alcatraz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055798/ | US | 1962 | - | John Frankenheimer | 1 | Robert Franklin Stroud | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Burt Lancaster | |
77 | 77 | Bloodsport | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092675/ | US | 1988 | $11.8M | Newt Arnold | 1 | Frank Dux | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jean-Claude Van Damme | |
78 | 78 | Blossoms in the Dust | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033407/ | US | 1941 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 1 | Edna Gladney | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Greer Garson | |
80 | 80 | Blue | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106438/ | UK | 1993 | $1.72M | Derek Jarman | 1 | Derek Jarman | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Derek Jarman | |
82 | 82 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375104/ | US | 2004 | $2.69M | Rowdy Herrington | 1 | Bobby Jones | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jim Caviezel | |
83 | 83 | Bonnie and Clyde | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/ | US | 1967 | - | Arthur Penn | 2 | Clyde Barrow | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Warren Beatty | |
84 | 84 | Bonnie and Clyde | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/ | US | 1967 | - | Arthur Penn | 2 | Bonnie Parker | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Female | Faye Dunaway | |
85 | 85 | Born on the Fourth of July | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096969/ | US | 1989 | $70M | Oliver Stone | 1 | Ron Kovic | Military / activist | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Cruise | |
87 | 87 | Boys Don't Cry | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171804/ | US | 1999 | $11.5M | Kimberly Peirce | 1 | Brandon Teena | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Hilary Swank | |
93 | 93 | Bright Star | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810784/ | UK | 2009 | $4.44M | Jane Campion | 2 | Fanny Brawne | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Abbie Cornish | |
94 | 94 | Bronson | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172570/ | UK | 2008 | $105K | Nicolas Winding Refn | 1 | Charles Bronson | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Hardy | |
96 | 96 | Bubble Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258470/ | US | 2001 | $5M | Blair Hayes | 1 | David Vetter | Medicine | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jake Gyllenhaal | |
99 | 99 | Burning Blue | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1811307/ | US | 2013 | - | D.M.W. Greer With: Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector | 1 | DMW Greer | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Trent Ford | |
100 | 100 | Buster | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094819/ | UK | 1988 | $540K | David Green | 1 | Buster Edwards | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Phil Collins | |
109 | 109 | Cannibal! The Musical | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115819/ | US | 1993 | - | Trey Parker | 1 | Alferd Packer | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Trey Parker | |
111 | 111 | Capote | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379725/ | US/Canada | 2005 | $28.7M | Bennett Miller | 1 | Truman Capote | Author | Unknown | 0 | Male | Philip Seymour Hoffman | |
113 | 113 | Captain Phillips | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/ | US | 2013 | $107M | Paul Greengrass | 1 | Richard Phillips | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Hanks | |
115 | 115 | Carbine Williams | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044480/ | US | 1952 | - | Richard Thorpe | 1 | David Marshall Williams | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | James Stewart | |
119 | 119 | Casino | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/ | US | 1995 | $42.4M | Martin Scorsese | 1 | Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robert De Niro | |
120 | 120 | Casino Jack | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194417/ | Canada | 2010 | $1.04M | George Hickenlooper | 1 | Jack Abramoff | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Kevin Spacey | |
123 | 123 | Catch Me If You Can | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/ | US/Canada | 2002 | $164M | Steven Spielberg | 1 | Frank Abagnale Jr. | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
126 | 126 | Charlie Wilson's War | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472062/ | US | 2007 | $66.6M | Mike Nichols | 1 | Charlie Wilson | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Hanks | |
127 | 127 | Chasing Mavericks | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629757/ | US | 2012 | $6M | Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson | 1 | Jay Moriarity | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jonny Weston | |
128 | 128 | Chattahoochee | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099242/ | US | 1989 | $259K | Mick Jackson | 1 | Emmett Foley | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Gary Oldman | |
132 | 132 | Chisum | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065547/ | US | 1970 | $6M | Andrew V. McLaglen | 1 | John Chisum | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Wayne | |
140 | 140 | Communion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097100/ | US/UK | 1989 | $1.92M | Philippe Mora | 1 | Whitley Strieber | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Christopher Walken | |
143 | 143 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270288/ | US/Canada | 2002 | - | George Clooney | 1 | Chuck Barris | Actor | Unknown | 0 | Male | Sam Rockwell | |
144 | 144 | Control | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421082/ | US/UK | 2007 | $872K | Anton Corbijn | 1 | Ian Curtis | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Male | Sam Riley | |
145 | 145 | Conviction | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1244754/ | US | 2010 | $6.78M | Tony Goldwyn | 1 | Betty Anne Waters | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Hilary Swank | |
148 | 148 | Creation | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974014/ | UK | 2009 | $341K | Jon Amiel | 1 | Charles Darwin | Academic | Unknown | 0 | Male | Paul Bettany | |
150 | 150 | Cross Creek | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085380/ | US | 1983 | $200K | Martin Ritt | 1 | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | Author | Unknown | 0 | Female | Mary Steenburgen | |
151 | 151 | Crutch | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422029/ | US | 2004 | - | Rob Moretti | 1 | Rob Moretti | Actor | Unknown | 0 | Male | Eben Gordon | |
155 | 155 | Dallas Buyers Club | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790636/ | US | 2013 | $27.3M | Jean-Marc VallÌÄå©e | 1 | Ron Woodroof | Activist | Unknown | 0 | Male | Matthew McConaughey | |
156 | 156 | Dance with a Stranger | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088987/ | UK | 1985 | $138K | Mike Newell | 1 | Ruth Ellis | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Female | Miranda Richardson | |
165 | 165 | Devil's Knot | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804463/ | US | 2013 | - | Atom Egoyan | 3 | Damien Echols | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | James Hamrick | |
166 | 166 | Devil's Knot | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804463/ | US | 2013 | - | Atom Egoyan | 3 | Jason Baldwin | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Seth Meriwether | |
167 | 167 | Devil's Knot | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804463/ | US | 2013 | - | Atom Egoyan | 3 | Jessie Misskelley, Jr. | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Kristopher Higgins | |
172 | 172 | Digging Up the Marrow | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1991031/ | US | 2014 | - | Adam Green | 1 | Adam Green | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Adam Green | |
174 | 174 | Dillinger | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069976/ | US | 1973 | - | John Milius | 1 | John Dillinger | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Warren Oates | |
181 | 181 | Dreamchild | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089052/ | UK | 1985 | - | Gavin Millar | 1 | Alice Liddell Hargreaves | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Coral Browne | |
182 | 182 | Ed Gein | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230169/ | US/UK | 2000 | $5.71K | Chuck Parello | 1 | Ed Gein | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Steve Railsback | |
183 | 183 | Ed Wood | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/ | US | 1994 | $5.89M | Tim Burton | 1 | Edward D. Wood | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Johnny Depp | |
190 | 190 | Erin Brockovich | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/ | US | 2000 | $126M | Steven Soderbergh | 1 | Erin Brockovich | Activist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Julia Roberts | |
191 | 191 | Escape from Alcatraz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/ | US | 1979 | $36.5M | Don Siegel | 3 | Clarence Anglin | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jack Thibeau | |
192 | 192 | Escape from Alcatraz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/ | US | 1979 | $36.5M | Don Siegel | 3 | Frank Morris | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Clint Eastwood | |
193 | 193 | Escape from Alcatraz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/ | US | 1979 | $36.5M | Don Siegel | 3 | John Anglin | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Fred Ward | |
195 | 195 | Everyman's War | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1209319/ | US | 2009 | - | Thad T. Smith | 1 | Don Smith | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Cole Carson | |
202 | 202 | Fear Strikes Out | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050383/ | US | 1957 | - | Robert Mulligan | 1 | Jimmy Piersall | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Anthony Perkins | |
207 | 207 | Fire in the Sky | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106912/ | US | 1993 | $20.1M | Robert Lieberman | 1 | Travis Walton | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | D.B. Sweeney | |
208 | 208 | Flash of Genius | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054588/ | US/Canada | 2008 | $4.23M | Marc Abraham | 1 | Robert Kearns | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Greg Kinnear | |
227 | 227 | Girl, Interrupted | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172493/ | US | 1999 | $28.9M | James Mangold | 1 | Susanna Kaysen | Author | Unknown | 0 | Female | Winona Ryder | |
228 | 228 | Glory Road | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385726/ | US | 2006 | $42.6M | James Gartner | 1 | Don Haskins | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | With: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols | |
231 | 231 | Good Morning, Vietnam | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/ | US | 1987 | $124M | Barry Levinson | 1 | Adrian Cronauer | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robin Williams | |
232 | 232 | Good Vibrations | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1920945/ | UK | 2012 | - | Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | 1 | Terri Hooley | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Dormer | |
234 | 234 | Gorillas in the Mist | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095243/ | US | 1988 | $24.7M | Michael Apted | 1 | Dian Fossey | Academic | Unknown | 0 | Female | Sigourney Weaver | |
239 | 239 | Great Balls of Fire! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097457/ | US | 1989 | $13.7M | Jim McBride | 1 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Male | Dennis Quaid | |
262 | 262 | Hollywoodland | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427969/ | US | 2006 | $14.4M | Allen Coulter | 1 | George Reeves | Actor | Unknown | 0 | Male | Ben Affleck | |
267 | 267 | Hyde Park on Hudson | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477855/ | UK | 2012 | $6.37M | Roger Michell | 2 | Margaret Suckley | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Laura Linney | |
269 | 269 | I Love You Phillip Morris | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045772/ | US | 2009 | $2.04M | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | 1 | Steven Russell | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jim Carrey | |
271 | 271 | I Want to Live! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051758/ | US | 1958 | - | Robert Wise | 1 | Barbara Graham | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Female | Susan Hayward | |
282 | 282 | Infamous | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420609/ | US | 2006 | $1.15M | Douglas McGrath | 1 | Truman Capote | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Toby Jones | |
283 | 283 | Infinity | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116635/ | US | 1996 | $146K | Matthew Broderick | 1 | Richard Feynman | Academic | Unknown | 0 | Male | Matthew Broderick | |
285 | 285 | Into the Wild | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/ | US | 2007 | $18.4M | Sean Penn | 1 | Christopher McCandless | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Emile Hirsch | |
288 | 288 | Invincible | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445990/ | US | 2006 | $57.8M | Ericson Core | 1 | Vince Papale | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Mark Wahlberg | |
290 | 290 | Isadora | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063141/ | UK | 1968 | - | Karel Reisz | 1 | Isadora Duncan | Artist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Vanessa Redgrave | |
294 | 294 | Jamesy Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1673734/ | US | 2014 | - | Trevor White | 1 | James Burns | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Spencer Lofranco | |
311 | 311 | Julie & Julia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/ | US | 2009 | $94.1M | Nora Ephron | 2 | Julia Child | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Meryl Streep | |
312 | 312 | Julie & Julia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/ | US | 2009 | $94.1M | Nora Ephron | 2 | Julia Powell | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Amy Adams | |
313 | 313 | Kid Cannabis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780548/ | US | 2014 | $5.57K | John Stockwell | 1 | Nate Norman | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jonathan Daniel Brown | |
315 | 315 | Kill the Messenger | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216491/ | US | 2014 | $2.45M | Michael Cuesta | 1 | Gary Webb | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jeremy Renner | |
327 | 327 | Lady Jane | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091374/ | UK | 1986 | $278K | Trevor Nunn | 1 | Lady Jane Grey | Historical | Unknown | 0 | Female | Helena Bonham Carter | |
337 | 337 | Lone Survivor | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/ | US | 2013 | $125M | Peter Berg | 1 | Marcus Luttrell | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Mark Wahlberg | |
338 | 338 | Lords of Dogtown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/ | US | 2005 | $11M | Catherine Hardwicke | 3 | Jay Adams | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Emile Hirsch | |
340 | 340 | Lords of Dogtown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/ | US | 2005 | $11M | Catherine Hardwicke | 3 | Stacy Peralta | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Robinson | |
345 | 345 | Love Me or Leave Me | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048317/ | US | 1955 | - | Charles Vidor | 1 | Ruth Etting | Singer | Unknown | 0 | Female | Doris Day | |
353 | 353 | Machine-Gun Kelly | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051887/ | US | 1958 | - | Roger Corman | 1 | George Kelly | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Charles Bronson | |
357 | 357 | Mahler | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071797/ | UK | 1974 | - | Ken Russell | 2 | Alma Mahler | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Georgina Hale | |
360 | 360 | Man on the Moon | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125664/ | US/UK | 1999 | $34.6M | Milos Forman | 1 | Andy Kaufman | Comedian | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jim Carrey | |
373 | 373 | Midnight Express | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077928/ | US/UK | 1978 | $35M | Alan Parker | 1 | Billy Hayes | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Brad Davis | |
377 | 377 | Miracle | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349825/ | US | 2004 | $64.4M | Gavin O'Connor | 1 | Herb Brooks | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Kurt Russell | |
380 | 380 | Mockingbird Don't Sing | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273822/ | US | 2001 | - | Harry Bromley Davenport | 1 | Genie (pseudonym) | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Tarra Steele | |
385 | 385 | Monster | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340855/ | US | 2003 | $34.5M | Patty Jenkins | 1 | Aileen Wuornos | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Female | Charlize Theron | |
386 | 386 | Moulin Rouge | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044926/ | UK | 1952 | - | John Huston | 1 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | Artist | Unknown | 0 | Male | Jos̩ Ferrer | |
387 | 387 | Mr. Nice | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183911/ | UK | 2010 | - | Bernard Rose | 1 | Howard Marks | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Rhys Ifans |
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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 );