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US Film Metadata Compendium
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Generates a detailed inventory of American and Hollywood film releases spanning the years 2008 through 2021. This resource provides key production metadata, allowing users to track industry activity, release schedules, and talent involvement across more than a decade of US cinema. It is expected to be updated quarterly, ensuring the data remains current for analytical purposes.
Columns
- Release_Date: The calendar date when the movie was officially released. The dates within the data range from January 6, 2006, to December 26, 2021.
- Title: The specific name of the film. There are 4165 unique titles recorded.
- Production company: The name of the studio or entity responsible for production. Please note that approximately 3% of the records are missing this information. Sony Pictures Classics appears as the most common named production company (3%).
- Cast and crew: The list detailing the actors and key personnel involved in the film's making. This column is nearly always populated, with very few missing entries.
- Genre: The assigned genre classification for the film. Caution should be used with this field, as 78% of the data is recorded as missing. Of the available classifications, Drama is the most frequent genre type, accounting for 2% of total records.
Distribution
The data is available as a CSV file, labelled 2008-2021_US_Movies.csv, with a size of 1.07 MB. The file structure consists of 5 columns and 4240 valid records. The movies span a time period where the average release date is calculated as January 1, 2014.
Usage
This data product is suited for historical film analysis, studying trends in Hollywood movie output over time, researching the release frequency of various production companies, or tracking the careers and involvement of specific cast and crew members across the 2008-2021 period.
Coverage
The data covers American and Hollywood movies released between 2008 and 2021. Although the focus is on this period, the actual recorded dates of release in the database range from January 6, 2006, up to December 26, 2021.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Film researchers and historians interested in quantifying the volume of US film production; media analysts tracking studio output and market presence; data scientists developing models for film industry trends or cast relationships; and movie enthusiasts seeking reliable release details.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Hollywood Film Release Data 2008-2021
- US Film Metadata Compendium
- American Movies (2008-2021)
- US Film Release and Cast List
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Original Data Source: US Film Metadata Compendium
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