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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139 | 139 | Cobb | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109450/ | US | 1994 | $1.01M | Ron Shelton | 1 | Ty Cobb | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tommy Lee Jones |
316 | 316 | Kill Your Darlings | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311071/ | US | 2013 | $1.03M | John Krokidas | 1 | Allen Ginsberg | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Daniel Radcliffe |
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 | |
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 |
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 | |
747 | 747 | Wired | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098660/ | US | 1989 | $1.09M | Larry Peerce | 1 | John Belushi | Comedian | Unknown | 0 | Male | Michael Chiklis | |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
7 | 7 | 24 Hour Party People | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274309/ | UK | 2002 | $1.13M | Michael Winterbottom | 1 | Tony Wilson | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Steve Coogan |
282 | 282 | Infamous | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420609/ | US | 2006 | $1.15M | Douglas McGrath | 1 | Truman Capote | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Toby Jones | |
204 | 204 | Find Me Guilty | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419749/ | US | 2006 | $1.17M | Sidney Lumet | 1 | Jackie DiNorscio | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Vin Diesel |
426 | 426 | Permanent Midnight | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120788/ | US | 1998 | $1.17M | David Veloz | 1 | Jerry Stahl | Comedian | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ben Stiller |
314 | 314 | Kill the Irishman | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1416801/ | US | 2011 | $1.19M | Jonathan Hensleigh | 1 | Danny Greene | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ray Stevenson |
43 | 43 | An Angel at My Table | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099040/ | UK | 1990 | $1.1M | Jane Campion | 1 | Janet Frame | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Kerry Fox |
578 | 578 | The General | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120706/ | UK | 1998 | $1.21M | John Boorman | 1 | Martin Cahill | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Brendan Gleeson |
425 | 425 | Patty Hearst | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095836/ | US/UK | 1988 | $1.22M | Paul Schrader | 1 | Patty Hearst | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Natasha Richardson |
599 | 599 | The Invisible Woman | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1700845/ | UK | 2013 | $1.23M | Ralph Fiennes | 1 | Charles Dickens | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ralph Fiennes |
289 | 289 | Iris | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280778/ | US/UK | 2001 | $1.2M | Richard Eyre | 1 | Iris Murdoch | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Judi Dench and Kate Winslet |
465 | 465 | Romero | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098219/ | US | 1989 | $1.32M | John Duigan | 1 | Oscar Romero | Other | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 0 | Male | Raul Julia |
518 | 518 | Sylvia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325055/ | UK | 2003 | $1.3M | Christine Jeffs | 2 | Sylvia Plath | Author (poet) | Known | White | 0 | Female | Gwyneth Paltrow |
519 | 519 | Sylvia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325055/ | UK | 2003 | $1.3M | Christine Jeffs | 2 | Ted Hughes | Author (poet) | Known | White | 0 | Male | Daniel Craig |
543 | 543 | The Best Intentions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104350/ | UK | 1992 | $1.3M | Bille August | 2 | Erik Bergman | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | With: Samuel FrÌÄå¦ler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow | |
544 | 544 | The Best Intentions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104350/ | UK | 1992 | $1.3M | Bille August | 2 | Karin ÌÉkerblom | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | ||
636 | 636 | The Notorious Bettie Page | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404802/ | US | 2005 | $1.41M | Mary Harron | 1 | Bettie Page | Other | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Female | Gretchen Mol |
431 | 431 | Pi̱ero | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261066/ | US | 2001 | $1.42M | Leon Ichaso | 1 | Miguel Pi̱ero | Actor | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 1 | Male | Benjamin Bratt |
411 | 411 | Nowhere Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266029/ | Canada/UK | 2009 | $1.45M | Sam Taylor-Johnson | 1 | John Lennon | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Aaron Taylor-Johnson |
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 |
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 |
198 | 198 | Factory Girl | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432402/ | US | 2006 | $1.65M | George Hickenlooper | 1 | Edie Sedgwick | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Sienna Miller |
434 | 434 | Prick Up Your Ears | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093776/ | UK | 1987 | $1.65M | Stephen Frears | 2 | Joe Orton | Author | Unknown | 0 | Male | Gary Oldman | |
435 | 435 | Prick Up Your Ears | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093776/ | UK | 1987 | $1.65M | Stephen Frears | 2 | Kenneth Halliwell | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Alfred Molina | |
80 | 80 | Blue | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106438/ | UK | 1993 | $1.72M | Derek Jarman | 1 | Derek Jarman | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Derek Jarman | |
129 | 129 | Che: Part One | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892255/ | US | 2008 | $1.73M | Steven Soderbergh | 1 | Che Guevara | Activist | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 0 | Male | Benicio Del Toro |
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 | |
270 | 270 | I Shot Andy Warhol | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116594/ | US/UK | 1996 | $1.81M | Mary Harron | 1 | Valerie Solanas | Activist | Known | Hispanic (White) | 0 | Female | Lil Taylor |
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 | |
594 | 594 | The Iceman | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/ | US | 2012 | $1.94M | Ariel Vromen | 1 | Richard Kuklinski | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Michael Shannon |
513 | 513 | Surviving Picasso | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117791/ | US | 1996 | $1.99M | James Ivory | 1 | Francoise Gilot | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Female | Natascha McElhone |
176 | 176 | Domino | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/ | US/UK | 2005 | $10.1M | Tony Scott | 1 | Domino Harvey | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Keira Knightley |
252 | 252 | Henry V | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/ | UK | 1989 | $10.2M | Kenneth Branagh | 1 | Henry V of England | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Kenneth Branagh |
320 | 320 | Kinsey | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362269/ | US | 2004 | $10.2M | Bill Condon | 1 | Alfred Kinsey | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Liam Neeson |
326 | 326 | La Vie en Rose | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450188/ | Canada/UK | 2007 | $10.3M | Olivier Dahan | 1 | Ìädith Piaf. | Singer | Known | White | 0 | Female | Marion Cotillard |
623 | 623 | The Look of Love | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951216/ | US/UK | 2013 | $10.4K | Michael Winterbottom | 1 | Paul Raymond | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Steve Coogan | |
178 | 178 | Downtown 81 | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208993/ | US | 1981 | $100K | Edo Bertoglio | 1 | Jean-Michel Basquiat | Artist | Known | Multi racial | 1 | Male | Jean Michel Basquiat |
647 | 647 | The Prince of Egypt | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/ | US | 1998 | $101M | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner | 2 | Moses | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern (White) | 0 | Male | Val Kilmer |
648 | 648 | The Prince of Egypt | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/ | US | 1998 | $101M | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner | 2 | Ramses | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern (White) | 0 | Male | Ralph Fiennes |
101 | 101 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/ | US | 1969 | $102M | George Roy Hill | 2 | Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Newman |
102 | 102 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/ | US | 1969 | $102M | George Roy Hill | 2 | Harry Longabaugh | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Robert Redford |
532 | 532 | The Aviator | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/ | US | 2004 | $103M | Martin Scorsese | 1 | Howard Hughes | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
94 | 94 | Bronson | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172570/ | UK | 2008 | $105K | Nicolas Winding Refn | 1 | Charles Bronson | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Hardy | |
113 | 113 | Captain Phillips | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/ | US | 2013 | $107M | Paul Greengrass | 1 | Richard Phillips | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Tom Hanks | |
610 | 610 | The Last Emperor | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389/ | UK | 1987 | $109K | Bernardo Bertolucci | 1 | Henry Pu Yi | World leader | Known | Asian | 1 | Male | John Lone |
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 | |
622 | 622 | The Longshots | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091751/ | US | 2008 | $11.5M | Fred Durst | 1 | Jasmine Plummer | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Female | Keke Palmer |
226 | 226 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335119/ | UK | 2003 | $11.6M | Peter Webber | 1 | Johannes Vermeer | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Colin Firth |
248 | 248 | Henry & June | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099762/ | US | 1990 | $11.6M | Philip Kaufman | 3 | Henry Miller | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Fred Ward |
249 | 249 | Henry & June | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099762/ | US | 1990 | $11.6M | Philip Kaufman | 3 | AnaÌøs Nin | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Maria de Medeiros |
250 | 250 | Henry & June | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099762/ | US | 1990 | $11.6M | Philip Kaufman | 3 | June Miller | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Uma Thurman |
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 | |
268 | 268 | I Am a Sex Addict | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428649/ | US | 2005 | $113K | Caveh Zahedi | 1 | Caveh Zahedi | Actor | Known | Middle Eastern | 1 | Male | Caveh Zahedi |
454 | 454 | Remember the Titans | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210945/ | US | 2000 | $116M | Boaz Yakin | 1 | Herman Boone | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Denzel Washington |
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 |
331 | 331 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327773/ | US | 2013 | $117M | Lee Daniels | 1 | Cecil Gaines | Other | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Forest Whitaker |
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 | |
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 | |
339 | 339 | Lords of Dogtown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/ | US | 2005 | $11M | Catherine Hardwicke | 3 | Tony Alva | Athlete | Known | Hispanic (Latino) | 1 | Male | Victor Rasuk |
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 | |
372 | 372 | Michael Collins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117039/ | US/UK | 1996 | $11M | Neil Jordan | 1 | Michael Collins | Activist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Liam Neeson |
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 |
209 | 209 | Foxcatcher | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1100089/ | US | 2014 | $12.1M | Bennett Miller | 1 | Mark Schultz | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Channing Tatum |
407 | 407 | Nora | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158033/ | UK | 2000 | $12.3K | Pat Murphy | 2 | James Joyce | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ewan McGregor |
408 | 408 | Nora | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158033/ | UK | 2000 | $12.3K | Pat Murphy | 2 | Nora Barnacle | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Susan Lynch | |
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 |
634 | 634 | The New World | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402399/ | US/UK | 2005 | $12.7M | Terrence Malick | 1 | Pocahontas | Historical | Known | Native American | 1 | Female | Q'orianka Kilcher |
615 | 615 | The Last Time I Committed Suicide | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119502/ | US | 1997 | $12.8K | Stephen Kay | 1 | Neal Cassady | Author | Unknown | 0 | Male | Thomas Jane | |
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 |
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 | |
337 | 337 | Lone Survivor | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/ | US | 2013 | $125M | Peter Berg | 1 | Marcus Luttrell | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Mark Wahlberg | |
190 | 190 | Erin Brockovich | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/ | US | 2000 | $126M | Steven Soderbergh | 1 | Erin Brockovich | Activist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Julia Roberts | |
38 | 38 | American Me | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103671/ | US | 1992 | $13.1M | Edward James Olmos | 1 | Rodolfo Cadena | Criminal | Known | Hispanic (Latino) | 1 | Male | Edward James Olmos |
159 | 159 | De-Lovely | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352277/ | US/UK | 2004 | $13.3M | Irwin Winkler | 1 | Cole Porter | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Kevin Kline |
415 | 415 | One Night with the King | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430431/ | US | 2006 | $13.4M | Michael O. Sajbel | 1 | Hadassah (Esther) | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern (White) | 0 | Female | Tiffany Dupont |
406 | 406 | Nixon | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113987/ | US | 1995 | $13.6M | Oliver Stone | 1 | Richard Milhous Nixon | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Anthony Hopkins |
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 | |
563 | 563 | The Duchess | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864761/ | US/UK | 2008 | $13.8M | Saul Dibb | 1 | Georgiana Cavendish | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Keira Knightley |
37 | 37 | American Gangster | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/ | US/UK | 2007 | $130M | Ridley Scott | 1 | Frank Lucas | Criminal | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Denzel Washington |
423 | 423 | Patch Adams | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129290/ | US | 1998 | $135M | Tom Shadyac | 1 | Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams | Medicine | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robin Williams | |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
606 | 606 | The King's Speech | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/ | US/UK | 2010 | $139M | Tom Hooper | 1 | King George VI | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Colin Firth |
36 | 36 | Amelia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129445/ | US/Canada | 2009 | $14.2M | Mira Nair | 1 | Amelia Earhart | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Hilary Swank |
262 | 262 | Hollywoodland | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427969/ | US | 2006 | $14.4M | Allen Coulter | 1 | George Reeves | Actor | Unknown | 0 | Male | Ben Affleck | |
276 | 276 | Immortal Beloved | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110116/ | US/UK | 1994 | $14.4M | Bernard Rose | 1 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Gary Oldman |
72 | 72 | Big Eyes | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126590/ | US/Canada | 2014 | $14.5M | Tim Burton | 1 | Margaret Keane | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Female | Amy Adams |
279 | 279 | In Love and War | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116621/ | US | 1996 | $14.5M | Richard Attenborough | 2 | Ernest Hemingway | Media | Known | White | 0 | Male | Chris O'Donnell |
280 | 280 | In Love and War | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116621/ | US | 1996 | $14.5M | Richard Attenborough | 2 | Agnes von Kurowsky | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Sandra Bullock |
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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 );