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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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390 | 390 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110588/ | US/Canada | 1994 | $2.14M | Alan Rudolph | 1 | Dorothy Parker | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jennifer Jason Leigh |
400 | 400 | My Week with Marilyn | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1655420/ | US/UK | 2011 | $14.6M | Simon Curtis | 1 | Marilyn Monroe | Actress | Unknown | 0 | Female | Michelle Williams | |
402 | 402 | Nicholas and Alexandra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067483/ | UK | 1971 | - | Franklin J. Schaffner | 2 | Tsarina Alexandra (Feodorovna) | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Janet Suzman |
408 | 408 | Nora | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158033/ | UK | 2000 | $12.3K | Pat Murphy | 2 | Nora Barnacle | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Susan Lynch | |
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 |
416 | 416 | Open Water | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374102/ | US | 2003 | $30.5M | Chris Kentis | 2 | Eileen Lonergan | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Blanchard Ryan | |
418 | 418 | Out of Africa | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089755/ | US | 1985 | $87.1M | Sydney Pollack | 1 | Karen Blixen | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Meryl Streep |
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 |
427 | 427 | Persepolis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/ | US | 2007 | $4.44M | Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | 1 | Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi | Activist | Known | Middle Eastern | 1 | Female | Chiara Mastroianni |
429 | 429 | Philomena | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431286/ | US/UK | 2013 | $37.7M | Stephen Frears | 1 | Philomena Lee | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Judi Dench |
440 | 440 | Queen Christina | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024481/ | US | 1933 | - | Rouben Mamoulian | 1 | Christina, queen of Sweden | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Greta Garbo |
442 | 442 | Quo Vadis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/ | US | 1951 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Lygia | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Deborah Kerr |
458 | 458 | Reversal of Fortune | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100486/ | US/UK | 1990 | $15.4M | Barbet Schroeder | 2 | Sunny von BÌ_low | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Glenn Close |
462 | 462 | Riding in Cars with Boys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200027/ | US | 2001 | $29.8M | Penny Marshall | 1 | Beverly Donofrio | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Drew Barrymore | |
470 | 470 | Saint Joan | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050928/ | US | 1957 | - | Otto Preminger | 1 | Joan of Arc | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jean Seberg |
475 | 475 | Saving Mr. Banks | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/ | US/UK | 2013 | $83.3M | John Lee Hancock | 2 | P.L. Travers | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Emma Thompson |
479 | 479 | Selena | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120094/ | US | 1997 | $35.4M | Gregory Nava | 1 | Selena Quintanilla-Perez | Singer | Known | Hispanic (Latina) | 1 | Female | Jennifer Lopez |
488 | 488 | Shadowlands | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108101/ | UK | 1993 | $25.8M | Richard Attenborough | 2 | Joy Gresham | Author (poet) | Known | White | 0 | Female | Debra Winger |
490 | 490 | Sid and Nancy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/ | UK | 1986 | $2.83M | Alex Cox | 2 | Nancy Spungen | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Chloe Webb | |
491 | 491 | Silkwood | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086312/ | US | 1983 | $35.6M | Mike Nichols | 1 | Karen Silkwood | Activist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Meryl Streep | |
492 | 492 | Sister Kenny | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038948/ | US | 1946 | - | Dudley Nichols | 1 | Elizabeth Kenny | Medicine | Known | White | 0 | Female | Rosalind Russell |
494 | 494 | Skin | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964586/ | UK | 2008 | - | Anthony Fabian | 1 | Sandra Laing | Other | Known | African | 1 | Female | Sophie Okonedo |
497 | 497 | Soul Surfer | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596346/ | US | 2011 | $43.9M | Sean McNamara | 1 | Bethany Hamilton | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Female | AnnaSophia Robb | |
502 | 502 | Star 80 | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086355/ | US | 1983 | $6.5M | Bob Fosse | 1 | Dorothy Stratten | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Mariel Hemingway |
503 | 503 | Star! | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063642/ | US | 1968 | $4M | Robert Wise | 1 | Gertrude Lawrence | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Julie Andrews |
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 |
514 | 514 | Sweet Dreams | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090110/ | US | 1985 | - | Karel Reisz | 1 | Patsy Cline | Singer | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jessica Lange |
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 |
523 | 523 | Testament of Youth | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441953/ | UK | 2014 | $671K | James Kent | 1 | Vera Brittain | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Alicia Vikander | |
525 | 525 | The Actress | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045471/ | US | 1953 | - | George Cukor | 1 | Ruth Gordon Jones | Actress | Unknown | 0 | Female | Jean Simmons | |
539 | 539 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024865/ | US | 1934 | - | Sidney Franklin | 2 | Elizabeth Barrett | Author (poet) | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Female | Norma Shearer |
544 | 544 | The Best Intentions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104350/ | UK | 1992 | $1.3M | Bille August | 2 | Karin ÌÉkerblom | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | ||
548 | 548 | The Brittany Murphy Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3957278/ | US | 2014 | - | Joe Menendez | 1 | Brittany Murphy | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Amanda Fuller |
555 | 555 | The Countess | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496634/ | US | 2009 | - | Julie Delpy | 1 | ErzsÌ©bet BÌÁthory | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Julie Delpy |
560 | 560 | The Diary of Anne Frank | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052738/ | US | 1959 | - | George Stevens | 1 | Anne Frank | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Millie Perkins |
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 |
567 | 567 | The Entity | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082334/ | US | 1982 | - | Sidney J. Furie | 1 | Doris Bither | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Barbara Hershey | |
579 | 579 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048119/ | US | 1955 | - | Richard Fleischer | 1 | Evelyn Nesbit (Thaw) | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Joan Collins |
590 | 590 | The Happy Hooker | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073091/ | US | 1975 | - | Nicholas Sgarro | 1 | Xaviera Hollander | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Lynn Redgrave |
597 | 597 | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/ | US | 1958 | - | Mark Robson | 1 | Gladys Aylward | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Ingrid Bergman |
600 | 600 | The Iron Lady | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007029/ | UK | 2011 | $30M | Phyllida Lloyd | 1 | Margaret Thatcher | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Female | Meryl Streep |
604 | 604 | The King and I | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049408/ | US | 1956 | - | Walter Lang | 1 | Anna Leonowens | Other | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Female | Deborah Kerr |
609 | 609 | The Lady | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1802197/ | UK | 2011 | - | Luc Besson | 1 | Aung San Suu Kyi | Activist | Known | Asian | 1 | Female | Michelle Yeoh |
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 |
624 | 624 | The Lover | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101316/ | UK | 1992 | $4.9M | Jean-Jacques Annaud | 1 | Marguerite Duras | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jane March |
630 | 630 | The Miracle Worker | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056241/ | US | 1962 | - | Arthur Penn | 2 | Helen Keller | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Patty Duke |
631 | 631 | The Miracle Worker | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056241/ | US | 1962 | - | Arthur Penn | 2 | Annie Sullivan | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Anne Bancroft |
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 |
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 |
637 | 637 | The Other Boleyn Girl | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467200/ | US/UK | 2008 | $26.8M | Justin Chadwick | 2 | Anne Boleyn | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Natalie Portman |
638 | 638 | The Other Boleyn Girl | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467200/ | US/UK | 2008 | $26.8M | Justin Chadwick | 2 | Mary Boleyn | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Scarlett Johansson |
640 | 640 | The Other Side of the Mountain | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073496/ | US | 1975 | - | Larry Peerce | 1 | Jill Kinmont | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Female | Marilyn Hassett | |
642 | 642 | The Perils of Pauline | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039698/ | US | 1947 | - | George Marshall | 1 | Pearl White | Actress | Unknown | 0 | Female | Betty Hutton | |
651 | 651 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031826/ | US | 1939 | - | Michael Curtiz | 2 | Elizabeth I of England | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Bette Davis |
653 | 653 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406158/ | US | 2005 | $626K | Jane Anderson | 1 | Evelyn Ryan | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Julianne Moore | |
655 | 655 | The Queen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436697/ | US/UK | 2006 | $56.4M | Stephen Frears | 1 | Queen Elizabeth II | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Helen Mirren |
659 | 659 | The Runaways | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/ | US | 2010 | $3.57M | Floria Sigismondi | 2 | Joan Jett | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Female | Kristen Stewart |
660 | 660 | The Runaways | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/ | US | 2010 | $3.57M | Floria Sigismondi | 2 | Cherie Currie | Musician | Unknown | 0 | Female | Dakota Fanning | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
698 | 698 | Thirteen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/ | US | 2003 | $4.6M | Catherine Hardwicke | 2 | Catherine Hardwicke | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Holly Hunter | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
746 | 746 | Winnie Mandela | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551641/ | Canada | 2011 | - | Darrell Roodt | 1 | Winnie Mandela | Government | Known | African | 1 | Female | Jennifer Hudson |
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 | |
755 | 755 | Young Bess | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046564/ | US | 1953 | - | George Sidney | 1 | Elizabeth I | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jean Simmons |
1 | 1 | 10 Rillington Place | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066730/ | UK | 1971 | - | Richard Fleischer | 1 | John Christie | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Attenborough | |
2 | 2 | 12 Years a Slave | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024544/ | US/UK | 2013 | $56.7M | Steve McQueen | 1 | Solomon Northup | Other | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
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 | |
4 | 4 | 1987 | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2833074/ | Canada | 2014 | - | Ricardo Trogi | 1 | Ricardo Trogi | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jean-Carl Boucher |
5 | 5 | 20 Dates | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138987/ | US | 1998 | $537K | Myles Berkowitz | 1 | Myles Berkowitz | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Myles Berkowitz | |
6 | 6 | 21 | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/ | US | 2008 | $81.2M | Robert Luketic | 1 | Jeff Ma | Other | Known | Asian American | 1 | Male | Jim Sturgess |
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 |
8 | 8 | 42 | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/ | US | 2013 | $95M | Brian Helgeland | 1 | Jackie Robinson | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Chadwick Boseman |
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 | |
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 | |
13 | 13 | A Dangerous Method | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/ | Canada/UK | 2011 | $5.7M | David Cronenberg | 3 | Carl Gustav Jung | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Michael Fassbender |
14 | 14 | A Dangerous Method | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/ | Canada/UK | 2011 | $5.7M | David Cronenberg | 3 | Sigmund Freud | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Viggo Mortensen |
17 | 17 | A Man Called Peter | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048337/ | US | 1955 | - | Henry Koster | 1 | Peter Marshall | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Richard Todd |
18 | 18 | A Man for All Seasons | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060665/ | UK | 1966 | - | Fred Zinnemann | 1 | Thomas More | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Scofield |
20 | 20 | A Matador's Mistress | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491046/ | US/UK | 2008 | - | Menno Meyjes | 2 | Manuel RodrÌ_guez SÌÁnchez | Athlete | Known | Hispanic (White) | 0 | Male | Adrien Brody |
21 | 21 | A Mighty Heart | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829459/ | US/UK | 2007 | $9.17M | Michael Winterbottom | 2 | Daniel Pearl | Journalist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dan Futterman |
23 | 23 | A Song to Remember | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038104/ | US | 1945 | - | Charles Vidor | 1 | Frederic Chopin | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Cornel Wilde |
24 | 24 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032181/ | US | 1940 | - | John Cromwell | 1 | Abraham Lincoln | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Raymond Massey |
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 | |
26 | 26 | Abraham Lincoln | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020620/ | US | 1930 | - | D.W. Griffith | 1 | Abraham Lincoln | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Walter Huston |
28 | 28 | Al Capone | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052543/ | US | 1959 | - | Richard Wilson | 1 | Al Capone | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Rod Steiger |
29 | 29 | Alexander | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/ | US/UK | 2004 | $34.3M | Oliver Stone | 1 | Alexander the Great | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Colin Farrell |
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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 );