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Classic Hollywood Film Industry Analysis
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An exploration of Hollywood's "Golden Period", this data summarises top films released between 1920 and 2000. It is designed for exploratory analysis of Hollywood's filmography, offering insights into the evolution of movie genres over time. The data also highlights prominent cast members, including lead actors, actresses, and directors, and includes a metric for film popularity.
Columns
- Year: The year the film was released.
- Length: The duration of the film in minutes.
- Title: The name of the film.
- Subject: The genre of the film.
- Actor: The name of the lead male actor in the film.
- Actress: The name of the lead female actor in the film.
- Director: The name of the film's director.
- Popularity: A metric indicating the popularity of the film.
- Awards: A boolean value indicating if the film received or was nominated for global recognitions.
Distribution
The data is available as a single CSV file,
Movie Dataset.csv, with a size of 127.21 kB. It contains 1659 records across 9 columns.Usage
This data is ideal for performing exploratory data analysis on Hollywood films. It can be used to identify patterns in how movie genres have developed over the years and to analyse the popularity of top cast members.
Coverage
The dataset covers top Hollywood films released over a time range from 1920 to 1997. It includes information on lead actors, actresses, and directors, although some records have missing data for these fields. Specifically, 23% of records are missing an actress and 15% are missing a director. The most represented genres are Drama and Comedy.
License
CC BY-SA 3.0
Who Can Use It
- Data Analysts and Film Historians: For analysing trends in cinema history, genre evolution, and the careers of prominent actors and directors.
- Students and Researchers: For academic projects related to film studies, cultural history, and data science.
- Film Enthusiasts: For exploring data about classic Hollywood movies and discovering patterns in film popularity and awards.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Hollywood's Golden Era: A Filmography (1920-2000)
- Top Movies of the 20th Century
- Classic Hollywood Film Industry Analysis
- A Century of Cinema: Top Films Dataset
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