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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298 | 298 | Jersey Boys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742044/ | US | 2014 | $47M | Clint Eastwood | 4 | Bob Gaudio | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Erich Bergen |
299 | 299 | Jersey Boys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742044/ | US | 2014 | $47M | Clint Eastwood | 4 | Frankie Valli | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | John Lloyd Young |
300 | 300 | Jersey Boys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742044/ | US | 2014 | $47M | Clint Eastwood | 4 | Nick Massi | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Michael Lomenda |
301 | 301 | Jersey Boys | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742044/ | US | 2014 | $47M | Clint Eastwood | 4 | Tommy DeVito | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Vincent Piazza |
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 |
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 |
15 | 15 | A Dangerous Method | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/ | Canada/UK | 2011 | $5.7M | David Cronenberg | 3 | Sabina Spielrein | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Female | Keira Knightley |
103 | 103 | Cadillac Records | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/ | US | 2008 | $8.13M | Darnell Martin | 3 | Etta James | Singer | Known | African American | 1 | Female | Beyonc̩ Knowles |
104 | 104 | Cadillac Records | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/ | US | 2008 | $8.13M | Darnell Martin | 3 | Muddy Water | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Jeffrey Wright |
105 | 105 | Cadillac Records | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/ | US | 2008 | $8.13M | Darnell Martin | 3 | Leonard Chess | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Adrien Brody |
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 | |
168 | 168 | Devotion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038474/ | US | 1946 | - | Curtis Bernhardt | 3 | Charlotte Bronte | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Olivia de Havilland |
169 | 169 | Devotion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038474/ | US | 1946 | - | Curtis Bernhardt | 3 | Emily Bronte | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Ida Lupino |
170 | 170 | Devotion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038474/ | US | 1946 | - | Curtis Bernhardt | 3 | Anne Bronte | Author | Known | White | 0 | Female | Nancy Coleman |
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 | |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
19 | 19 | A Matador's Mistress | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491046/ | US/UK | 2008 | - | Menno Meyjes | 2 | Lupe Sino | Actress | Known | Hispanic (White) | 0 | Female | Pen̩lope Cruz |
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 |
22 | 22 | A Mighty Heart | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829459/ | US/UK | 2007 | $9.17M | Michael Winterbottom | 2 | Mariane Pearl | Journalist | Known | Multi racial | 1 | Female | Angelina Jolie |
33 | 33 | Amadeus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/ | US | 1984 | $366K | Milos Forman | 2 | Antonio Salieri | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | F. Murray Abraham |
34 | 34 | Amadeus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/ | US | 1984 | $366K | Milos Forman | 2 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tom Hulce |
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 | |
54 | 54 | Backbeat | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106339/ | UK | 1994 | $2.39M | Iain Softley | 2 | John Lennon | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ian Hart |
55 | 55 | Backbeat | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106339/ | UK | 1994 | $2.39M | Iain Softley | 2 | Stuart Sutcliffe | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Stephen Dorff |
62 | 62 | Becket | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057877/ | US/UK | 1964 | - | Peter Glenville | 2 | King Henry II | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Peter O'Toole |
63 | 63 | Becket | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057877/ | US/UK | 1964 | - | Peter Glenville | 2 | Thomas Becket | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | |
67 | 67 | Bernard and Doris | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470732/ | US | 2006 | - | Bob Balaban | 2 | Bernard Lafferty | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ralph Fiennes |
68 | 68 | Bernard and Doris | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470732/ | US/UK | 2006 | - | Bob Balaban | 2 | Doris Duke | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Susan Sarandon |
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 | |
92 | 92 | Bright Star | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810784/ | UK | 2009 | $4.44M | Jane Campion | 2 | John Keats | Author (poet) | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ben Whishaw |
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 | |
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 |
106 | 106 | Caesar and Cleopatra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038390/ | UK | 1945 | - | Gabriel Pascal | 2 | Julius Caesar | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Claude Rains |
107 | 107 | Caesar and Cleopatra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038390/ | UK | 1945 | - | Gabriel Pascal | 2 | Cleopatra | Historical | Known | Middle Eastern | 1 | Female | Vivien Leigh |
116 | 116 | Carrington | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112637/ | UK | 1995 | $3.24M | Christopher Hampton | 2 | Lytton Strachey | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jonathan Pryce |
117 | 117 | Carrington | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112637/ | UK | 1995 | $3.24M | Christopher Hampton | 2 | Dora Carrington | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Female | Emma Thompson |
141 | 141 | Compulsion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052700/ | US | 1959 | - | Richard Fleischer | 2 | Nathan Leopold Jr. | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dean Stockwell/Bradford Dillman |
142 | 142 | Compulsion | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052700/ | US | 1959 | - | Richard Fleischer | 2 | Richard Loeb | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dean Stockwell/Bradford Dillman |
163 | 163 | D̩sir̩e | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046903/ | US | 1954 | - | Henry Koster | 2 | D̩sir̩e Clary | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Jean Simmons |
164 | 164 | D̩sir̩e | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046903/ | US | 1954 | - | Henry Koster | 2 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Marlon Brando |
200 | 200 | Fat Man and Little Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097336/ | US | 1989 | $3.56M | Roland JoffÌÄå© | 2 | Leslie Groves | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Newman |
201 | 201 | Fat Man and Little Boy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097336/ | US | 1989 | $3.56M | Roland JoffÌÄå© | 2 | Robert Oppenheimer | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dwight Schultz |
212 | 212 | Frank & Jesse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109835/ | US | 1995 | - | Robert Boris | 2 | Frank James | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Bill Paxton |
213 | 213 | Frank & Jesse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109835/ | US | 1995 | - | Robert Boris | 2 | Jesse James | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Rob Lowe |
241 | 241 | Gypsy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056048/ | US | 1962 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Gypsy Rose Lee | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Female | Natalie Wood |
242 | 242 | Gypsy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056048/ | US | 1962 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Rose Thompson Hovick | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Rosalind Russell |
254 | 254 | Hilary and Jackie | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150915/ | UK | 1998 | $4.87M | Anand Tucker | 2 | Jacqueline du Pr̩ | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Female | Emily Watson |
255 | 255 | Hilary and Jackie | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150915/ | UK | 1998 | $4.87M | Anand Tucker | 2 | Hilary du Pr̩-Finzi | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Female | Rachel Griffiths |
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 |
266 | 266 | Hyde Park on Hudson | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477855/ | UK | 2012 | $6.37M | Roger Michell | 2 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | World leader | Known | White | 0 | Male | Bill Murray |
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 | |
277 | 277 | Impromptu | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102103/ | UK | 1991 | $4.08M | James Lapine | 2 | Fr̩d̩ric Fran̤ois Chopin | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Hugh Grant |
278 | 278 | Impromptu | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102103/ | UK | 1991 | $4.08M | James Lapine | 2 | George Sand / Aurore | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Judy Davis |
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 |
286 | 286 | Invictus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/ | US | 2009 | $37.5M | Clint Eastwood | 2 | Nelson Mandela | World leader | Known | African | 1 | Male | Morgan Freeman |
287 | 287 | Invictus | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/ | US | 2009 | $37.5M | Clint Eastwood | 2 | Fran̤ois Pienaar | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Matt Damon |
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 | |
354 | 354 | Madame Curie | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036126/ | US | 1943 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Pierre Curie | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Walter Pidgeon |
355 | 355 | Madame Curie | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036126/ | US | 1943 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Marie Curie | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Female | Greer Garson |
356 | 356 | Mahler | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071797/ | UK | 1974 | - | Ken Russell | 2 | Gustav Mahler | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Robert Powell |
357 | 357 | Mahler | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071797/ | UK | 1974 | - | Ken Russell | 2 | Alma Mahler | Other | Unknown | 0 | Female | Georgina Hale | |
395 | 395 | My Dinner with Andre | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/ | US | 1981 | $5.07K | Louis Malle | 2 | Andre Gregory | Actor | Known | White | 0 | Male | Andre Gregory |
396 | 396 | My Dinner with Andre | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/ | US | 1981 | $5.07K | Louis Malle | 2 | Wallace Shawn | Actor | Known | White | 0 | Male | Wallace Shawn |
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 |
403 | 403 | Nicholas and Alexandra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067483/ | UK | 1971 | - | Franklin J. Schaffner | 2 | Tsar Nicholas II | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Michael Jayston |
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 | |
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 | |
417 | 417 | Open Water | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374102/ | US | 2003 | $30.5M | Chris Kentis | 2 | Tom Lonergan | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Daniel Travis | |
419 | 419 | Pandaemonium | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210217/ | UK | 2000 | - | Julien Temple | 2 | William Wordsworth | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Hannah | |
420 | 420 | Pandaemonium | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210217/ | UK | 2001 | - | Julien Temple | 2 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | Linus Roache | |
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 | |
442 | 442 | Quo Vadis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/ | US | 1951 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Lygia | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Female | Deborah Kerr |
443 | 443 | Quo Vadis | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/ | US | 1951 | - | Mervyn LeRoy | 2 | Marcus Vinicius | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Robert Taylor |
444 | 444 | Radio | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316465/ | US | 2003 | $52.3M | Michael Tollin | 2 | James Robert "Radio" Kennedy | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Cuba Gooding Jr |
445 | 445 | Radio | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316465/ | US | 2003 | $52.3M | Michael Tollin | 2 | Harold Jones | Athlete | Unknown | 0 | Male | Ed Harris | |
457 | 457 | Reversal of Fortune | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100486/ | US/UK | 1990 | $15.4M | Barbet Schroeder | 2 | Claus von BÌ_low | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jeremy Irons |
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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 );