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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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 |
468 | 468 | Rush | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/ | US/UK | 2013 | $26.9M | Ron Howard | 2 | James Hunt | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Chris Hemsworth |
469 | 469 | Rush | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/ | US/UK | 2013 | $26.9M | Ron Howard | 2 | Niki Lauda | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Male | Daniel BrÌ_hl |
474 | 474 | Saving Mr. Banks | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/ | US/UK | 2013 | $83.3M | John Lee Hancock | 2 | Walt Disney | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tom Hanks |
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 |
487 | 487 | Shadowlands | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108101/ | UK | 1993 | $25.8M | Richard Attenborough | 2 | C.S. Lewis | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Anthony Hopkins |
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 |
489 | 489 | Sid and Nancy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/ | UK | 1986 | $2.83M | Alex Cox | 2 | Sid Vicious | Singer | Unknown | 0 | Male | Gary Oldman | |
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 | |
506 | 506 | Stealing Sinatra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311863/ | US | 2003 | - | Ron Underwood | 2 | Barry Keenan | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | David Arquette | |
507 | 507 | Stealing Sinatra | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311863/ | US | 2003 | - | Ron Underwood | 2 | Frank Sinatra, Jr. | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Thomas Ian Nicholas |
510 | 510 | Strauss' Great Waltz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024747/ | UK | 1934 | - | Alfred Hitchcock | 2 | Johann Strauss I | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Edmund Gwenn |
511 | 511 | Strauss' Great Waltz | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024747/ | UK | 1934 | - | Alfred Hitchcock | 2 | Johann Strauss II | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Esmond Knight |
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 |
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 |
528 | 528 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443680/ | US/UK/Canada | 2007 | $3.9M | Andrew Dominik | 2 | Jesse James | Criminal | Known | White | 0 | Male | Brad Pitt |
529 | 529 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443680/ | US/UK/Canada | 2007 | $3.9M | Andrew Dominik | 2 | Robert Ford | Criminal | Unknown | 0 | Male | Casey Affleck | |
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 |
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 | ||
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 |
607 | 607 | The Krays | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099951/ | UK | 1990 | $2.06M | Peter Medak | 2 | Reginald Kray | Criminal | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Male | |
608 | 608 | The Krays | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099951/ | UK | 1990 | $2.06M | Peter Medak | 2 | Ronald Kray | Criminal | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Male | With: Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Billie Whitelaw |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
652 | 652 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031826/ | US | 1939 | - | Michael Curtiz | 2 | Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Errol Flynn |
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 | |
665 | 665 | The Soloist | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/ | US/UK | 2009 | $31.7M | Joe Wright | 2 | Nathaniel Ayers | Musician | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Jamie Foxx |
666 | 666 | The Soloist | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/ | US/UK | 2009 | $31.7M | Joe Wright | 2 | Steve Lopez | Media | Unknown | 0 | Male | Robert Downey, Jr. | |
668 | 668 | The Soul Keeper | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349995/ | UK | 2002 | - | Roberto Faenza | 2 | Carl Gustav Jung | Academic | Known | White | 0 | Male | Iain Glen |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
692 | 692 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056700/ | US | 1961 | - | Henry Levin, George Pal | 2 | Jacob Grimm | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Karlheinz B̦hm |
693 | 693 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056700/ | US | 1961 | - | Henry Levin, George Pal | 2 | Wilhelm Grimm | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Laurence Harvey |
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 | |
703 | 703 | Three Little Words | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043044/ | US | 1950 | - | Richard Thorpe | 2 | Bert Kalmar | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Fred Astaire |
704 | 704 | Three Little Words | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043044/ | US | 1950 | - | Richard Thorpe | 2 | Harry Ruby | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Red Skelton |
707 | 707 | To Kill a King | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302436/ | UK | 2003 | - | Mike Barker | 2 | Oliver Cromwell | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tim Roth |
708 | 708 | To Kill a King | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302436/ | UK | 2003 | - | Mike Barker | 2 | Thomas Fairfax | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Dougray Scott |
709 | 709 | To Walk with Lions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132563/ | Canada/UK | 1999 | - | Carl Schultz | 2 | George Adamson | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | Richard Harris | |
710 | 710 | To Walk with Lions | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132563/ | Canada/UK | 1999 | - | Carl Schultz | 2 | Tony Fitzjohn | Other | Unknown | 0 | Male | John Michie | |
712 | 712 | Tom & Viv | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111454/ | US/UK | 1994 | $539K | Brian Gilbert | 2 | T.S. Eliot | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Willem Dafoe |
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 |
714 | 714 | Topsy-Turvy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151568/ | US/UK | 1999 | $6.2M | Mike Leigh | 2 | Arthur Sullivan | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Allan Corduner |
715 | 715 | Topsy-Turvy | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151568/ | US/UK | 1999 | $6.2M | Mike Leigh | 2 | William Schwenck Gilbert | Author | Known | White | 0 | Male | Jim Broadbent |
716 | 716 | Total Eclipse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114702/ | UK | 1995 | $340K | Agnieszka Holland | 2 | Arthur Rimbaud | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
717 | 717 | Total Eclipse | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114702/ | UK | 1995 | $340K | Agnieszka Holland | 2 | Paul Verlaine | Author (poet) | Unknown | 0 | Male | David Thewlis | |
724 | 724 | Vincent & Theo | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100873/ | UK | 1990 | $2.23M | Robert Altman | 2 | Theo van Gogh | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Paul Rhys |
725 | 725 | Vincent & Theo | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100873/ | UK | 1990 | $2.23M | Robert Altman | 2 | Vincent Van Gogh | Artist | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tim Roth |
730 | 730 | Von Richthofen and Brown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067658/ | US | 1971 | - | Roger Corman | 2 | Manfred von Richtofen | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | John Phillip Law |
731 | 731 | Von Richthofen and Brown | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067658/ | US | 1971 | - | Roger Corman | 2 | Roy Brown | Military | Known | White | 0 | Male | Don Stroud |
751 | 751 | Words and Music | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040976/ | US | 1948 | - | Norman Taurog | 2 | Lorenz Hart | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Mickey Rooney |
752 | 752 | Words and Music | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040976/ | US | 1948 | - | Norman Taurog | 2 | Richard Rogers | Musician | Known | White | 0 | Male | Tom Drake |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
30 | 30 | Alexander the Great | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048937/ | US | 1956 | - | Robert Rossen | 1 | Alexander the Great | Historical | Known | White | 0 | Male | Richard Burton |
31 | 31 | Ali | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248667/ | US | 2001 | $58.2M | Michael Mann | 1 | Muhammad Ali | Athlete | Known | African American | 1 | Male | Will Smith |
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 | |
35 | 35 | Amazing Grace | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454776/ | US/UK | 2006 | $21.2M | Michael Apted | 1 | William Wilberforce | Other | Known | White | 0 | Male | Ioan Gruffudd |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39 | 39 | American Sniper | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/ | US | 2014 | $350M | Clint Eastwood | 1 | Chris Kyle | Military | Unknown | 0 | Male | Bradley Cooper | |
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 |
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 |
44 | 44 | Anastasia | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048947/ | US | 1956 | - | Anatole Litvak | 1 | Anna Anderson / Anastasia | Other | Known | White | 0 | Female | Ingrid Bergman |
45 | 45 | Anna and the King of Siam | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038303/ | US | 1946 | - | John Cromwell | 1 | Anna Leonowens | Other | Known | Multi racial | 0 | Female | Irene Dunne |
46 | 46 | Annie Get Your Gun | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042200/ | US | 1950 | $8M | George Sidney | 1 | Annie Oakley | Athlete | Known | White | 0 | Female | Betty Hutton |
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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 );