CMPE 321 Introduction to Database Systems

Spring 2025

Project 2

Due: April 14, 2025, 23:59

1 Project Description
In this project, we have provided you with a MySQL database file called MovieDB.sql.
The database consists of 5 tables, whose information is provided in the next section.
The primary keys are already provided for you.
Aside from the insertions/updates that are wanted in the queries, do not make
any changes to the database as we will directly use the MovieDB.sql file for checking.
You need to implement 20 different SQL queries and provide the SQL files. We
will also provide you with the expected results (the tables with column names and
contents) in .txt files, so please do not forget to check your results.

2 Tables
• Directors
– director id INT,
– name VARCHAR(512),
– surname VARCHAR(512),
– birth date VARCHAR(512),
– nationality VARCHAR(128),
– PRIMARY KEY (director id)
• Genres
– genre id INT,
– genre name VARCHAR(512),
– PRIMARY KEY (genre id)

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• Movies
– movie id INT,
– title VARCHAR(512),
– release date VARCHAR(512),
– duration INT,
– director id INT,
– rating DOUBLE,
– genre id INT,
– budget INT,
– PRIMARY KEY (movie id),
– FOREIGN KEY (director id) REFERENCES Directors(director id),
– FOREIGN KEY (genre id) REFERENCES Genres(genre id)
• Actors and Actresses
– actor id INT,
– name VARCHAR(512),
– surname VARCHAR(512),
– birth date VARCHAR(512),
– PRIMARY KEY (actor id)
• Cast
– cast ID INT,
– movie id INT,
– actor id INT,
– PRIMARY KEY (cast ID)
– FOREIGN KEY (movie id) REFERENCES Movies(movie id),
– FOREIGN KEY (actor id) REFERENCES Actors and Actresses(actor id)

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3 Queries
1. Find the number of movies and display this as movie count. The required
column name: movie count.
2. List the movies released before 2024 (exclusive). Display release year in DD/M-
M/YYYY format. The required column names are respectively: movie id, title,
duration, rating, director id, date. Sort the results by date in descending order.
3. List all the fields of the movies with the minimum rating. Display Date in
DD.MM.YYYY format. The required column names are respectively: movie id,
title, release date, duration, director id, rating, genre id, budget.
4. List the titles and budgets of the movies with the maximum rating. The re-
quired column names are respectively: title, rating, budget. Sort the results by
budget in ascending order.
5. Find the average rating of all movies. The required column name is : aver-
age rating.
6. List all actors/actresses together with the number of movies they have appeared
in. The required column names are respectively: actor name, actor surname,
movie count.
7. Find the actors/actresses whose surname starts with the letter “P”. The re-
quired column names are : actor id, name, surname, birth date.
8. Find the names and surnames of directors who have directed at least 3 movies.
The required column names are respectively: name, surname. Sort by surname
in descending order.
9. Find the names and surnames of actors/actresses who were born in the same
year as “Amy Adams”. The required column names are respectively: name,
surname. Sort by surname in ascending order.
10. List all directors who directed movies between 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2025 in the
Sci-Fi genre. The required column names are respectively: name, surname,
nationality. Sort by nationality in ascending order.
11. List all movies that were directed by “Christopher Nolan” and whose dura-
tion is longer than 120 minutes. The required column names are respectively:
movie id, title, release date, duration, director id, rating, genre id, budget. Sort
by movie id in descending order.
12. For each year, find and list the director who has directed the movie with the
highest rating. The required column names are respectively: name, surname,
movie name, year, rating. Sort by year in ascending order.
13. For each genre, find the director who has directed the highest number of movies
in that genre. Please note that there can be multiple maximums. The required
column names are respectively: genre name, name, surname, directed count.
14. List all movies released after 2023 (meaning starting from 01.01.2010 inclusive)
that were not directed by “Christopher Nolan”. The required column names are

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 respectively: movie id, title, director name, director surname. Sort by movie id
in ascending order.
15. Find the director who has directed the highest number of movies in the database.
The required column names are respectively: name, surname, number of movies.
16. Find the average rating of movies for each actor/actress and list the actors/ac-
tresses in descending order of their average ratings. The required column names
are respectively: name, surname, average rating.
17. Find the movies having duration longer than 150 minutes and rating greater
than 8. The required column names are respectively: movie id, movie name,
duration, rating, director name. Sort by director name descending.
18. Find the directors who have directed movies in multiple genres. The required
column names are respectively: name, surname, genre count. Sort in descending
order by genre count.
19. Find the genre with the highest average rating. The required column names are
respectively: genre id, genre name, average rating.
20. List all actor ID’s with the column multiple appearance which is either TRUE
if that actor/actress appears in more than one genre or FALSE otherwise. The
required column names are respectively: name, surname, genre count, multi-
ple appearance. Sort in descending order by surname.
The output of each query is given in the output query¡index¿.txt files (e.g.,
output1.txt, output2.txt, ... , output20.txt.

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4 Submission
• This project must be completed in teams of two students, unless an exception
is explicitly granted. (partner dropout etc.)
• Each query must be written into a separate file named queryi.sql (e.g., query1.sql,
query2.sql, ..., query20.sql).
• Each SQL file must include a comment explaining the reasoning behind the
query. Files without proper comments will receive 0 points.
• All 20 SQL files must be placed inside a folder named queries.
• The queries folder must be placed inside a parent folder named GROUP<ID>
(e.g., GROUP50).
• Your individual contribution reports must be placed directly inside the GROUP<ID>
folder, not inside queries.
• Then, compress the GROUP<ID> folder into a ZIP file and name it as GROUP<ID>.zip
(e.g., GROUP50.zip).
• Submit the ZIP file via Moodle before the deadline.
• Each group must submit only one ZIP file.
• Do not include any files other than the required ones (e.g., no backups, or
database files).
• Any other submission method is not allowed.
• 10 points will be deducted in case of non-compliance to any of the naming
and folder conventions.
• Do not inject your observations into your queries to skip some essential steps! Do
not obtain values manually from the database and inject them into the queries!
This kind of query will receive 0 points. Furthermore, additional penalties will
be imposed as a violation of this condition will be considered dishonest behavior.
– For example, do not find the minimum rating manually and write WHERE
rating = 5 directly.
• No points will be deducted due to floating point rounding or minor formatting
issues (e.g., extra blank lines).

Final Folder Structure (Inside the ZIP File)

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 StudentID1_Contribution.pdf
StudentID2_Contribution.pdf
Note: If you are working alone, only include your own contribution report inside
the GROUP<ID> folder.

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5 Individual Contribution Report Guidelines
Each student must prepare an Individual Contribution Report and include
it in the group ZIP file. The report must be in PDF format, named as:
StudentID Contribution.pdf
(e.g., 123456 Contribution.pdf)

What to Include:
• Personal Information: Name, Student ID, Group Number.
• Tasks & Contributions: Describe which queries you implemented, who wrote
the explanatory comments, how testing and verification were handled. (i.e
summarize your work, even if you have no partner)
• Collaboration & Challenges: Describe how your team worked together,
what problems you faced and how you overcame them. (you can skip the
collaboration part if you were alone, write about the challenges)
• Self-Assessment: Reflect on your role in the project, what you learned, and
what could be improved.

Formatting:
• Length: 1 page (max 2 pages)
• Font & Size: Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 spacing
• File Format: PDF

Submission:
• Each student must include their own individual contribution report in the sub-
mission ZIP file.
• The file must be placed directly inside the ZIP file (not in a subfolder).
Reminder: Submitting a false or misleading contribution report is considered
a violation of academic honesty and will be penalized accordingly.

6 Academic Honesty
Please read carefully the academic honesty part of the syllabus as we give utmost
importance to academic honesty.