Name: Biographical Films Dataset
Creator: FiveThirtyEight
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About this Dataset

Biographical Films Dataset

This dataset contains information on biographical films (biopics), focusing on the representation of gender and race among the subjects and lead actors.

It includes film details such as title, release year, country of origin, box office performance, and information about the subjects portrayed, including their race, gender, and occupation.

The dataset highlights trends in diversity and representation within the biopic genre.

Tables

Biographical Films And Representation Data

@fivethirtyeight.biopics.biopics

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CREATE TABLE biopics (
  "title" VARCHAR,
  "site" VARCHAR,
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "year_release" BIGINT,
  "box_office" VARCHAR,
  "director" VARCHAR,
  "number_of_subjects" BIGINT,
  "subject" VARCHAR,
  "type_of_subject" VARCHAR,
  "race_known" VARCHAR,
  "subject_race" VARCHAR,
  "person_of_color" BIGINT,
  "subject_sex" VARCHAR,
  "lead_actor_actress" VARCHAR
);