Visualizing Movie Details

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Total Estimated Time to Complete: 15-20 minutes

Introduction

This tutorial explores features and capabilities of Atlas Charts with a data source containing the Mflix sample data provided by Atlas. This sample data contains information on movies such as release year, cast, and reviews.

The following is a sample document from the dataset:

{
  "_id": {
    "$oid": "573a1391f29313caabcd9637"
  },
  "plot": "The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in
    England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina.",
  "genres": [
    "Horror"
  ],
  "runtime": {
    "$numberInt": "85"
  },
  "rated": "APPROVED",
  "cast": [
    "Bela Lugosi",
    "Helen Chandler",
    "David Manners",
    "Dwight Frye"
  ],
  "num_mflix_comments": {
   "$numberInt": "1"
  },
  "poster": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDY2ODZhZWQtNDk0ZS00OGE4LWE4NjAtZjE5MTJhMjExMTRjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_SY1000_SX677_AL_.jpg",
  "title": "Dracula",
  "fullplot": "After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe,
    Renfield enters castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of Carfax Abbey in London to
    Count Dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic
    count, and turned into one of his thralls, protecting him during his sea voyage to London.
    After sucking the blood and turning the young Lucy Weston into a vampire, Dracula turns his
    attention to her friend Mina Seward, daughter of Dr. Seward who then calls in a specialist,
    Dr. Van Helsing, to diagnose the sudden deterioration of Mina's health. Van Helsing,
    realizing that Dracula is indeed a vampire, tries to prepare Mina's fiance, John Harker,
    and Dr. Seward for what is to come and the measures that will have to be taken to prevent
    Mina from becoming one of the undead.",
  "languages": [
   "English",
   "Hungarian",
   "Latin"
  ],
  "released": {
   "$date": {
     "$numberLong": "-1226966400000"
   }
  },
  "directors": [
   "Tod Browning"
  ],
  "writers": [
   "Bram Stoker (by)",
   "Hamilton Deane (from the play adapted by)",
   "John L. Balderston (from the play adapted by)",
   "Garrett Fort (play)"
  ],
  "awards": {
   "wins": {
     "$numberInt": "2"
   },
   "nominations": {
     "$numberInt": "1"
   },
   "text": {
     "2 wins & 1 nomination."
   }
  },
  "lastupdated": "2015-08-28 00:30:04.660000000",
  "year": {
   "$numberInt": "1931"
  },
  "imdb": {
   "rating": {
     "$numberDouble": "7.6"
   },
   "votes": {
     "$numberInt": "30184"
   },
   "id": {
     "$numberInt": "21814"
   }
  },
  "countries": [
   "USA"
  ],
  "type": "movie",
  "tomatoes": {
   "viewer": {
     "rating": {
       "$numberDouble": "3.7"
     },
     "numReviews": {
       "$numberInt": "44035"
     },
     "meter": {
       "$numberInt": "82"
     }
   },
   "dvd": {
     "$date": {
       "$numberLong": "998956800000"
     }
   },
   "critic": {
     "rating": {
       "$numberDouble": "7.9"
     },
     "numReviews": {
       "$numberInt": "45"
     },
     "meter": {
       "$numberInt": "91"
     }
   },
   "lastUpdated": {
     "$date": {
       "$numberLong": "1442516384000"
     }
   },
   "consensus": "Bela Lugosi's timeless portrayal of Dracula in this creepy and
     atmospheric 1931 film has set the standard for major vampiric roles since.",
   "rotten": {
     "$numberInt": "4"
   },
   "production": "Universal Pictures",
   "fresh": {
     "$numberInt": "41"
   }
  }
}

With this tutorial, you will learn how to use filters to refine a large result set down to an easily understandable chart, and use multi-series charts to gain further insight into the data.

In this tutorial, you'll create two charts: a sorted column chart and a scatter chart.

The sorted column chart displays columns representing the number of awards won by directors with at least 50 total awards, sorted from highest to lowest and broken down by film genre.
The scatter chart shows a diagram of movies with at least one award win along with their TomatoMeter rating and their MPAA rating (G, PG, PG-13, or R).

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Step 1: Load the Sample Data
Step 2: Create a New Dashboard
Step 3: Column Chart Showing Directors with the Most Awards
Step 4: Scatter Chart of Award-Nominated Movies with Their TomatoMeter Rating
Step 5: Arrange the Charts on the Dashboard

To get started, move ahead to the Load the Sample Data page.

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