Biopics: biopics.csv

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This table contains the data behind the story 'Straight Outta Compton' Is The Rare Biopic Not About White Dudes.

biopics.csv contains the following variables:

Variable Definition
title Title of the film.
site URL from IMDB.
country Country of origin.
year_released Year of release.
box_office Gross earnings at U.S. box office.
director Director of film.
number_of_subjects The number of subjects featured in the film.
subject The actual name of the featured subject.
type_of_subject The occupation of subject or reason for recognition.
race_known Indicates whether the subject’s race was discernible based on background of self, parent, or grandparent.
subject_race Race of the subject.
person_of_color Dummy variable that indicates person of color.
subject_sex Sex of subject.
lead_actor_actress The actor or actress who played the subject.

Source: IMDb.

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428 rows where subject_race = "White"

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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
4 4 1987 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2833074/ Canada 2014 - Ricardo Trogi 1 Ricardo Trogi Other Known White 0 Male Jean-Carl Boucher
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
47 47 Annie Oakley http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026073/ US 1935 - George Stevens 1 Annie Oakley Athlete Known White 0 Female Barbara Stanwyck
50 50 Auto Focus http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298744/ US 2002 $2.06M Paul Schrader 1 Robert Edward "Bob" Crane Actor Known White 0 Male Greg Kinnear
51 51 Awakenings http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/ US 1990 $52.1M Penny Marshall 1 Oliver Sacks Medicine Known White 0 Male Robin Williams
53 53 Baader http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309320/ UK 2002 - Christopher Roth 1 Andreas Baader Military Known White 0 Male Frank Giering
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
57 57 Barabbas http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055774/ US 1961 - Richard Fleischer 1 Barabbas Historical Known White 0 Male Anthony Quinn
59 59 Bathory: Countess of Blood http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469640/ UK 2008 - Juraj Jakubisko 1 Elizabeth Bathory Criminal Known White 0 Female Anna Friel
61 61 Beau Brummell http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046759/ US 1954 - Curtis Bernhardt 1 George Brummell Other Known White 0 Male Stewart Granger
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  
64 64 Becoming Jane http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416508/ UK 2007 $18.7M Julian Jarrold 1 Jane Austen Author Known White 0 Female Anne Hathaway
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
69 69 Best http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181311/ UK 2000 - Mary McGuckian 1 George Best Athlete Known White 0 Male John Lynch
71 71 Beyond the Sea http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363473/ US/UK 2004 $6.14M Kevin Spacey 1 Bobby Darin Musician Known White 0 Male Kevin Spacey
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
73 73 Billy the Kid http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033389/ US 1941 - David Miller 1 Henry McCarty (Billy the Kid) Criminal Known White 0 Male Robert Taylor
76 76 Blaze http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096943/ US 1989 $19.1M Ron Shelton 1 Earl Long Politician Known White 0 Male Paul Newman
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
86 86 Bound for Glory http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074235/ US 1976 - Hal Ashby 1 Woody Guthrie Singer Known White 0 Male David Carradine
88 88 Boys Town http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029942/ US 1938 - Norman Taurog 1 Father Edward Flanagan Other Known White 0 Male Spencer Tracy
89 89 Braveheart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/ US 1995 $75.6M Mel Gibson 1 William Wallace Military Known White 0 Male Mel Gibson
90 90 Breach http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401997/ US 2007 $33M Billy Ray 1 Robert Hanssen Criminal Known White 0 Male Chris Cooper
91 91 Brigham Young http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032281/ US 1940 - Henry Hathaway 1 Brigham Young Other Known White 0 Male Dean Jagger
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
95 95 Brother Sun, Sister Moon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069824/ UK 1972 - Franco Zeffirelli 1 St. Francis of Assisi Historical Known White 0 Male Graham Faulkner
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
98 98 Bugsy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101516/ US 1991 $49.1M Barry Levinson 1 Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel Criminal Known White 0 Male Warren Beatty
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
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
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
110 110 Capone http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072761/ US 1975 - Steve Carver 1 Al Capone Criminal Known White 0 Male Ben Gazzara
112 112 Captain Kidd http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037576/ US 1945 - Rowland V. Lee 1 William Kidd Historical Known White 0 Male Charles Laughton
114 114 Caravaggio http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090798/ UK 1986 $3.15K Derek Jarman 1 Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio Artist Known White 0 Male Multiple
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
118 118 Carve Her Name with Pride http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051454/ UK 1958 - Lewis Gilbert 1 Violette Bushell Szabo Military Known White 0 Female Virginia McKenna
125 125 Chaplin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103939/ US 1992 $9.49M Richard Attenborough 1 Charles Spencer Chaplin Comedian Known White 0 Male Robert Downey Jr.
133 133 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103962/ US/UK 1992 $8.25M John Glen 1 Christopher Columbus Other Known White 0 Male Georges Corraface
134 134 Ciao Manhattan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068379/ US 1972 - John Palmer, David Weisman 1 Edie Sedgwick Actress Known White 0 Female Edie Sedgwick
135 135 Cinderella Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352248/ US 2005 $61.6M Ron Howard 1 James Braddock Athlete Known White 0 Male Russell Crowe
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
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
146 146 Copying Beethoven http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424908/ US 2006 $353K Agnieszka Holland 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Musician Known White 0 Male Ed Harris
149 149 Cromwell http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065593/ UK 1970 - Ken Hughes 1 Oliver Cromwell Historical Known White 0 Male Richard Harris
153 153 Custer of the West http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062844/ US 1967 - Robert Siodmak 1 George Armstrong Custer Military Known White 0 Male Robert Shaw
154 154 Dahmer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285728/ US 2002 - David Jacobson 1 Jeffrey Dahmer Criminal Known White 0 Male Jeremy Renner
157 157 Dangerous Beauty http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118892/ US 1998 $4.53M Marshall Herskovitz 1 Veronica Franco Other Known White 0 Female Catherine McCormack
158 158 Dangerous Minds http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112792/ US 1995 $84.9M John N. Smith 1 Louanne Johnson Teacher Known White 0 Female Michelle Pfeiffer
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
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
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
171 171 Diana http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758595/ UK 2013 $332K Oliver Hirschbiegel 1 Princess Diana Other Known White 0 Female Naomi Watts
173 173 Dillinger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037644/ US 1945 $4M Max Nosseck 1 John Dillinger Criminal Known White 0 Male Lawrence Tierney
175 175 Disraeli http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019823/ US 1929 - Alfred E. Green 1 Benjamin Disraeli World leader Known White 0 Male George Arliss
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
177 177 Donnie Brasco http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119008/ US 1997 $42M Mike Newell 1 Joe Pistone (alias Donnie Brasco) Government Known White 0 Male Johnny Depp
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
184 184 Edison, the Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032432/ US 1940 - Clarence Brown 1 Thomas Edison Academic Known White 0 Male Spencer Tracy
185 185 Eichmann http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901481/ UK 2007 - Robert Young 1 Adolf Eichmann Military Known White 0 Male Thomas Kretschmann
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
194 194 Evel Knievel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067069/ US 1971 - Marvin J. Chomsky 1 Evel Knievel Athlete Known White 0 Male George Hamilton
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
199 199 Fair Game http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0977855/ US 2010 $9.53M Doug Liman 1 Valerie Plame Government Known White 0 Female Naomi Watts
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
203 203 Fellini's Casanova http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074291/ US 1976 - Federico Fellini 1 Giacomo Casanova Historical Known White 0 Male Donald Sutherland
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
205 205 Finding Graceland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120026/ US 1998 - David Winkler 1 Elvis Presley Musician Known White 0 Male Harvey Keitel
206 206 Finding Neverland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308644/ US/UK 2004 $51.7M Marc Forster 1 J.M. Barrie Author Known White 0 Male Johnny Depp

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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
);