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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500 | 500 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111271/ | US | 1994 | $3.34M | Xavier Koller | 1 | Squanto | Historical | Known | Native American | 1 | Male | Adam Beach |
219 | 219 | Funny Girl | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062994/ | US | 1968 | $223K | William Wyler | 1 | Fanny Brice | Actress | Known | White | 0 | Female | Barbra Streisand |
179 | 179 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032413/ | US | 1940 | - | William Dieterle | 1 | Paul Ehrlich | Medicine | Known | White | 0 | Male | Edward G. Robinson |
310 | 310 | Juarez | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031516/ | US | 1939 | - | William Dieterle | 1 | Benito Juarez | World leader | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 1 | Male | Paul Muni |
619 | 619 | The Life of Emile Zola | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029146/ | US | 1937 | - | William Dieterle | 1 | Emile Zola | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Muni |
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 |
97 | 97 | Buffalo Bill | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036677/ | US | 1944 | - | William A. Wellman | 1 | William Cody | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Joel McCrea |
509 | 509 | Story of G.I. Joe | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/ | US | 1945 | - | William A. Wellman | 1 | Ernie Pyle | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Burgess Meredith | |
455 | 455 | Rescue Dawn | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/ | US | 2006 | $5.48M | Werner Herzog | 1 | Dieter Dengler | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Christian Bale |
451 | 451 | Reds | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/ | US | 1981 | - | Warren Beatty | 1 | John Reed | Media | Known | White | 0 | Male | Warren Beaty |
632 | 632 | The Motorcycle Diaries | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/ | US/UK | 2004 | $16.8M | Walter Salles | 1 | Che Guevara | Activist | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 0 | Male | Gael GarcÌ_a Bernal |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
362 | 362 | Marie Antoinette | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030418/ | US | 1938 | - | W.S. Van Dyke | 1 | Marie Antoinette | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Norma Shearer |
349 | 349 | Lust for Life | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049456/ | US | 1956 | - | Vincente Minnelli | 1 | Vincent van Gogh | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Kirk Douglas |
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 |
512 | 512 | Sunrise at Campobello | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054354/ | US | 1960 | - | Vincent J. Donehue | 1 | Franklin Roosevelt | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ralph Bellamy |
307 | 307 | Joan of Arc | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040491/ | US | 1948 | - | Victor Fleming | 1 | Joan of Arc | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Ingrid Bergman |
542 | 542 | The Benny Goodman Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047873/ | US | 1956 | - | Valentine Davies | 1 | Benny Goodman | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Steve Allen |
109 | 109 | Cannibal! The Musical | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115819/ | US | 1993 | - | Trey Parker | 1 | Alferd Packer | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Trey Parker | |
294 | 294 | Jamesy Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1673734/ | US | 2014 | - | Trevor White | 1 | James Burns | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Spencer Lofranco | |
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 | |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
41 | 41 | An American Crime | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0802948/ | US | 2007 | - | Tommy O'Haver | 2 | Gertrude Baniszewski | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Female | Catherine Keener |
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 | |
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 | |
516 | 516 | Swoon | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105508/ | US | 1992 | $340K | Tom Kalin | 2 | Nathan Leopold Jr. | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Craig Chester |
517 | 517 | Swoon | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105508/ | US | 1992 | $340K | Tom Kalin | 2 | Richard Loeb | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Daniel Schlachet |
558 | 558 | The Damned United | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226271/ | UK | 2009 | $450K | Tom Hooper | 1 | Brian Clough | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Michael Sheen | |
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 |
586 | 586 | The Greatest | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076111/ | US/UK | 1977 | - | Tom Gries | 1 | Muhammad Ali | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Muhammad Ali |
274 | 274 | I'm Not There. | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368794/ | US/Canada | 2007 | $4M | Todd Haynes | 1 | Bob Dylan | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | - |
317 | 317 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113542/ | US | 1995 | $65.7K | Tim Metcalfe | 1 | Carl Panzram | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | James Woods |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
620 | 620 | The Long Day Closes | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104753/ | UK | 1992 | $22.8K | Terence Davies | 1 | Terence Davies | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Leigh McCormack |
79 | 79 | Blow | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221027/ | US | 2001 | $52.9M | Ted Demme | 1 | George Jung | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Johnny Depp |
449 | 449 | Ray | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350258/ | US | 2004 | $75.3M | Taylor Hackford | 1 | Ray Charles | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Jamie Foxx |
595 | 595 | The Idolmaker | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080913/ | US | 1980 | - | Taylor Hackford | 1 | Bob Marcucci | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Ray Sharkey | |
224 | 224 | Get on Up | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/ | US/UK | 2014 | $30.5M | Tate Taylor | 1 | James Brown | Singer | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Chadwick Boseman |
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 |
478 | 478 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065/ | US | 1993 | $7.27M | Steven Zaillian | 1 | Josh Waitzkin | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Max Pomeranc | |
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 | |
333 | 333 | Lincoln | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/ | US | 2012 | $182M | Steven Spielberg | 1 | Abraham Lincoln | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Daniel Day-Lewis |
476 | 476 | Schindler's List | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/ | US | 1993 | $96.1M | Steven Spielberg | 1 | Oskar Schindler | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Liam Neeson |
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 |
130 | 130 | Che: Part Two | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374569/ | US | 2008 | - | Steven Soderbergh | 1 | Che Guevara | Activist | Known | Hispanic (Latin American) | 0 | Male | DemiÌÁn Bichir |
190 | 190 | Erin Brockovich | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/ | US | 2000 | $126M | Steven Soderbergh | 1 | Erin Brockovich | Activist | Unknown | 0 | Female | Julia Roberts | |
535 | 535 | The Bang Bang Club | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/ | Canada | 2010 | - | Steven Silver | 4 | Greg Marinovich | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | ||
536 | 536 | The Bang Bang Club | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/ | Canada | 2010 | - | Steven Silver | 4 | Jọo Silva | Media | Known | White | 0 | Male | |
537 | 537 | The Bang Bang Club | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/ | Canada | 2010 | - | Steven Silver | 4 | Ken Oosterbroek | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | ||
538 | 538 | The Bang Bang Club | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/ | Canada | 2010 | - | Steven Silver | 4 | Kevin Carter | Media | Known | White | 0 | Male | Taylor Kitsch |
220 | 220 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422295/ | US | 2006 | $221K | Steven Shainberg | 1 | Diane Arbus | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Nicole Kidman |
393 | 393 | Music Within | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422783/ | US | 2007 | $153K | Steven Sawalich | 1 | Richard Pimentel | Activist | Known | Multi racial | 1 | Male | Ron Livingston |
550 | 550 | The Buddy Holly Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077280/ | US | 1978 | - | Steve Rash | 1 | Buddy Holly | Singer | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Male | Gary Busey |
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 |
265 | 265 | Hunger | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986233/ | UK | 2008 | $154K | Steve McQueen | 1 | Bobby Sands | Activist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Michael Fassbender |
433 | 433 | Prefontaine | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119937/ | US | 1997 | $532K | Steve James | 1 | Steve Prefontaine | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jared Leto |
110 | 110 | Capone | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072761/ | US | 1975 | - | Steve Carver | 1 | Al Capone | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ben Gazzara |
508 | 508 | Stoned | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426627/ | UK | 2005 | - | Stephen Woolley | 1 | Brian Jones | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Leo Gregory |
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 | |
618 | 618 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352520/ | US | 2004 | - | Stephen Hopkins | 1 | Peter Sellers | Actor | Known | White | 0 | Male | Geoffrey Rush |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
498 | 498 | Spartacus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054331/ | US | 1960 | - | Stanley Kubrick | 1 | Spartacus | Historical | Unknown | 0 | Male | Kirk Douglas | |
358 | 358 | Malcolm X | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/ | US | 1992 | $48.2M | Spike Lee | 1 | Malcolm X | Activist | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Denzel Washington |
363 | 363 | Marie Antoinette | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/ | US | 2006 | $16M | Sofia Coppola | 1 | Marie Antoinette | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Kirsten Dunst |
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 | |
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 |
483 | 483 | Serpico | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070666/ | US | 1973 | - | Sidney Lumet | 1 | Frank Serpico | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Al Pacino |
328 | 328 | Lady Sings the Blues | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068828/ | US | 1972 | $9.6M | Sidney J. Furie | 1 | Billie Holiday | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Female | Diana Ross |
567 | 567 | The Entity | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082334/ | US | 1982 | - | Sidney J. Furie | 1 | Doris Bither | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Barbara Hershey | |
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 |
540 | 540 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024865/ | US | 1934 | - | Sidney Franklin | 2 | Robert Browning | Author (poet) | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Male | Fredric March |
162 | 162 | Desert Flower | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054580/ | UK | 2009 | $44.3K | Sherry Hormann | 1 | Waris Dirie | Activist | Known | African | 1 | Female | Soraya Omar-Scego (young) and Liya Kebede (older) |
56 | 56 | Bandit Queen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109206/ | UK | 1994 | $400K | Shekhar Kapur | 1 | Phoolan Devi | Criminal | Known | Indian | 1 | Female | Seema Biswas |
188 | 188 | Elizabeth | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127536/ | US/UK | 1998 | $30M | Shekhar Kapur | 1 | Elizabeth I of England | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Cate Blanchett |
189 | 189 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414055/ | US/UK | 2007 | $16.3M | Shekhar Kapur | 1 | Elizabeth I of England | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Cate Blanchett |
40 | 40 | American Splendor | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305206/ | US | 2003 | $6M | Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | 1 | Harvey Pekar | Comedian | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Giamatti |
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 | |
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 | |
574 | 574 | The Frozen Ground | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005374/ | US | 2013 | - | Scott Walker | 2 | Jack Halcombe | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Nicolas Cage | |
575 | 575 | The Frozen Ground | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005374/ | US | 2013 | - | Scott Walker | 2 | Robert Hansen | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | John Cusack |
541 | 541 | The Basketball Diaries | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112461/ | US | 1995 | $2.42M | Scott Kalvert | 1 | Jim Carroll | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio |
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 |
646 | 646 | The Pride of the Yankees | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/ | US | 1942 | - | Sam Wood | 1 | Lou Gehrig | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Gary Cooper |
677 | 677 | The Stratton Story | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041928/ | US | 1949 | - | Sam Wood | 1 | Monty Stratton | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | James Stewart | |
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 |
257 | 257 | Hitchcock | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0975645/ | US/UK | 2012 | $6M | Sacha Gervasi | 2 | Alfred Hitchcock | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Anthony Hopkins |
258 | 258 | Hitchcock | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0975645/ | US/UK | 2012 | $6M | Sacha Gervasi | 2 | Alma Reville | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Helen Mirren |
292 | 292 | iSteve | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2782834/ | US | 2013 | - | Ryan Perez | 1 | Steve Jobs | Other | Known | Multi racial | 1 | Male | Justin Long |
218 | 218 | Fruitvale Station | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/ | US | 2013 | $16.1M | Ryan Coogler | 1 | Oscar Grant III | Other | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Michael B. Jordan |
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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 );