Exercise 3

Exercise 3: Filtering queries using relationships (Preparations)


Make sure you have the Movie database, which contains 171 nodes and 253 relationships.

This is what you will see when you click the database icon:

InitialDatabase

If your database does not have this number of nodes and relationships, you can use the script below to reset it:

MATCH (n) DETACH DELETE n;
CREATE (TheMatrix:Movie {title:'The Matrix', released:1999, tagline:'Welcome to the Real World'})
CREATE (Keanu:Person {name:'Keanu Reeves', born:1964})
CREATE (Carrie:Person {name:'Carrie-Anne Moss', born:1967})
CREATE (Laurence:Person {name:'Laurence Fishburne', born:1961})
CREATE (Hugo:Person {name:'Hugo Weaving', born:1960})
CREATE (LillyW:Person {name:'Lilly Wachowski', born:1967})
CREATE (LanaW:Person {name:'Lana Wachowski', born:1965})
CREATE (JoelS:Person {name:'Joel Silver', born:1952})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Neo']}]->(TheMatrix),
  (Carrie)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Trinity']}]->(TheMatrix),
  (Laurence)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Morpheus']}]->(TheMatrix),
  (Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Agent Smith']}]->(TheMatrix),
  (LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrix),
  (LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrix),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(TheMatrix)

CREATE (Emil:Person {name:"Emil Eifrem", born:1978})
CREATE (Emil)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:["Emil"]}]->(TheMatrix)

CREATE (TheMatrixReloaded:Movie {title:'The Matrix Reloaded', released:2003, tagline:'Free your mind'})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Neo']}]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (Carrie)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Trinity']}]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (Laurence)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Morpheus']}]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Agent Smith']}]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrixReloaded),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(TheMatrixReloaded)

CREATE (TheMatrixRevolutions:Movie {title:'The Matrix Revolutions', released:2003, tagline:'Everything that has a beginning has an end'})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Neo']}]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (Carrie)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Trinity']}]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (Laurence)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Morpheus']}]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Agent Smith']}]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrixRevolutions),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(TheMatrixRevolutions)

CREATE (TheDevilsAdvocate:Movie {title:"The Devil's Advocate", released:1997, tagline:'Evil has its winning ways'})
CREATE (Charlize:Person {name:'Charlize Theron', born:1975})
CREATE (Al:Person {name:'Al Pacino', born:1940})
CREATE (Taylor:Person {name:'Taylor Hackford', born:1944})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kevin Lomax']}]->(TheDevilsAdvocate),
  (Charlize)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Mary Ann Lomax']}]->(TheDevilsAdvocate),
  (Al)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['John Milton']}]->(TheDevilsAdvocate),
  (Taylor)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheDevilsAdvocate)

CREATE (AFewGoodMen:Movie {title:"A Few Good Men", released:1992, tagline:"In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth."})
CREATE (TomC:Person {name:'Tom Cruise', born:1962})
CREATE (JackN:Person {name:'Jack Nicholson', born:1937})
CREATE (DemiM:Person {name:'Demi Moore', born:1962})
CREATE (KevinB:Person {name:'Kevin Bacon', born:1958})
CREATE (KieferS:Person {name:'Kiefer Sutherland', born:1966})
CREATE (NoahW:Person {name:'Noah Wyle', born:1971})
CREATE (CubaG:Person {name:'Cuba Gooding Jr.', born:1968})
CREATE (KevinP:Person {name:'Kevin Pollak', born:1957})
CREATE (JTW:Person {name:'J.T. Walsh', born:1943})
CREATE (JamesM:Person {name:'James Marshall', born:1967})
CREATE (ChristopherG:Person {name:'Christopher Guest', born:1948})
CREATE (RobR:Person {name:'Rob Reiner', born:1947})
CREATE (AaronS:Person {name:'Aaron Sorkin', born:1961})
CREATE
  (TomC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Lt. Daniel Kaffee']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (JackN)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Col. Nathan R. Jessup']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (DemiM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (KevinB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Capt. Jack Ross']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (KieferS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Lt. Jonathan Kendrick']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (NoahW)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (CubaG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Cpl. Carl Hammaker']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (KevinP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Lt. Sam Weinberg']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (JTW)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (JamesM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Pfc. Louden Downey']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (ChristopherG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dr. Stone']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (AaronS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Man in Bar']}]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (RobR)-[:DIRECTED]->(AFewGoodMen),
  (AaronS)-[:WROTE]->(AFewGoodMen)

CREATE (TopGun:Movie {title:"Top Gun", released:1986, tagline:'I feel the need, the need for speed.'})
CREATE (KellyM:Person {name:'Kelly McGillis', born:1957})
CREATE (ValK:Person {name:'Val Kilmer', born:1959})
CREATE (AnthonyE:Person {name:'Anthony Edwards', born:1962})
CREATE (TomS:Person {name:'Tom Skerritt', born:1933})
CREATE (MegR:Person {name:'Meg Ryan', born:1961})
CREATE (TonyS:Person {name:'Tony Scott', born:1944})
CREATE (JimC:Person {name:'Jim Cash', born:1941})
CREATE
  (TomC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Maverick']}]->(TopGun),
  (KellyM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Charlie']}]->(TopGun),
  (ValK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Iceman']}]->(TopGun),
  (AnthonyE)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Goose']}]->(TopGun),
  (TomS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Viper']}]->(TopGun),
  (MegR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Carole']}]->(TopGun),
  (TonyS)-[:DIRECTED]->(TopGun),
  (JimC)-[:WROTE]->(TopGun)

CREATE (JerryMaguire:Movie {title:'Jerry Maguire', released:2000, tagline:'The rest of his life begins now.'})
CREATE (ReneeZ:Person {name:'Renee Zellweger', born:1969})
CREATE (KellyP:Person {name:'Kelly Preston', born:1962})
CREATE (JerryO:Person {name:"Jerry O'Connell", born:1974})
CREATE (JayM:Person {name:'Jay Mohr', born:1970})
CREATE (BonnieH:Person {name:'Bonnie Hunt', born:1961})
CREATE (ReginaK:Person {name:'Regina King', born:1971})
CREATE (JonathanL:Person {name:'Jonathan Lipnicki', born:1996})
CREATE (CameronC:Person {name:'Cameron Crowe', born:1957})
CREATE
  (TomC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jerry Maguire']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (CubaG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Rod Tidwell']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (ReneeZ)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dorothy Boyd']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (KellyP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Avery Bishop']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (JerryO)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Frank Cushman']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (JayM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bob Sugar']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (BonnieH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Laurel Boyd']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (ReginaK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Marcee Tidwell']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (JonathanL)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Ray Boyd']}]->(JerryMaguire),
  (CameronC)-[:DIRECTED]->(JerryMaguire),
  (CameronC)-[:PRODUCED]->(JerryMaguire),
  (CameronC)-[:WROTE]->(JerryMaguire)

CREATE (StandByMe:Movie {title:"Stand By Me", released:1986, tagline:"For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of."})
CREATE (RiverP:Person {name:'River Phoenix', born:1970})
CREATE (CoreyF:Person {name:'Corey Feldman', born:1971})
CREATE (WilW:Person {name:'Wil Wheaton', born:1972})
CREATE (JohnC:Person {name:'John Cusack', born:1966})
CREATE (MarshallB:Person {name:'Marshall Bell', born:1942})
CREATE
  (WilW)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Gordie Lachance']}]->(StandByMe),
  (RiverP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Chris Chambers']}]->(StandByMe),
  (JerryO)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Vern Tessio']}]->(StandByMe),
  (CoreyF)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Teddy Duchamp']}]->(StandByMe),
  (JohnC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Denny Lachance']}]->(StandByMe),
  (KieferS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Ace Merrill']}]->(StandByMe),
  (MarshallB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Mr. Lachance']}]->(StandByMe),
  (RobR)-[:DIRECTED]->(StandByMe)

CREATE (AsGoodAsItGets:Movie {title:'As Good as It Gets', released:1997, tagline:'A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.'})
CREATE (HelenH:Person {name:'Helen Hunt', born:1963})
CREATE (GregK:Person {name:'Greg Kinnear', born:1963})
CREATE (JamesB:Person {name:'James L. Brooks', born:1940})
CREATE
  (JackN)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Melvin Udall']}]->(AsGoodAsItGets),
  (HelenH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Carol Connelly']}]->(AsGoodAsItGets),
  (GregK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Simon Bishop']}]->(AsGoodAsItGets),
  (CubaG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Frank Sachs']}]->(AsGoodAsItGets),
  (JamesB)-[:DIRECTED]->(AsGoodAsItGets)

CREATE (WhatDreamsMayCome:Movie {title:'What Dreams May Come', released:1998, tagline:'After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.'})
CREATE (AnnabellaS:Person {name:'Annabella Sciorra', born:1960})
CREATE (MaxS:Person {name:'Max von Sydow', born:1929})
CREATE (WernerH:Person {name:'Werner Herzog', born:1942})
CREATE (Robin:Person {name:'Robin Williams', born:1951})
CREATE (VincentW:Person {name:'Vincent Ward', born:1956})
CREATE
  (Robin)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Chris Nielsen']}]->(WhatDreamsMayCome),
  (CubaG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Albert Lewis']}]->(WhatDreamsMayCome),
  (AnnabellaS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Annie Collins-Nielsen']}]->(WhatDreamsMayCome),
  (MaxS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['The Tracker']}]->(WhatDreamsMayCome),
  (WernerH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['The Face']}]->(WhatDreamsMayCome),
  (VincentW)-[:DIRECTED]->(WhatDreamsMayCome)

CREATE (SnowFallingonCedars:Movie {title:'Snow Falling on Cedars', released:1999, tagline:'First loves last. Forever.'})
CREATE (EthanH:Person {name:'Ethan Hawke', born:1970})
CREATE (RickY:Person {name:'Rick Yune', born:1971})
CREATE (JamesC:Person {name:'James Cromwell', born:1940})
CREATE (ScottH:Person {name:'Scott Hicks', born:1953})
CREATE
  (EthanH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Ishmael Chambers']}]->(SnowFallingonCedars),
  (RickY)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kazuo Miyamoto']}]->(SnowFallingonCedars),
  (MaxS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Nels Gudmundsson']}]->(SnowFallingonCedars),
  (JamesC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Judge Fielding']}]->(SnowFallingonCedars),
  (ScottH)-[:DIRECTED]->(SnowFallingonCedars)

CREATE (YouveGotMail:Movie {title:"You've Got Mail", released:1998, tagline:'At odds in life... in love on-line.'})
CREATE (ParkerP:Person {name:'Parker Posey', born:1968})
CREATE (DaveC:Person {name:'Dave Chappelle', born:1973})
CREATE (SteveZ:Person {name:'Steve Zahn', born:1967})
CREATE (TomH:Person {name:'Tom Hanks', born:1956})
CREATE (NoraE:Person {name:'Nora Ephron', born:1941})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Joe Fox']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (MegR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kathleen Kelly']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (GregK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Frank Navasky']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (ParkerP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Patricia Eden']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (DaveC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kevin Jackson']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (SteveZ)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['George Pappas']}]->(YouveGotMail),
  (NoraE)-[:DIRECTED]->(YouveGotMail)

CREATE (SleeplessInSeattle:Movie {title:'Sleepless in Seattle', released:1993, tagline:'What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?'})
CREATE (RitaW:Person {name:'Rita Wilson', born:1956})
CREATE (BillPull:Person {name:'Bill Pullman', born:1953})
CREATE (VictorG:Person {name:'Victor Garber', born:1949})
CREATE (RosieO:Person {name:"Rosie O'Donnell", born:1962})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Sam Baldwin']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (MegR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Annie Reed']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (RitaW)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Suzy']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (BillPull)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Walter']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (VictorG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Greg']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (RosieO)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Becky']}]->(SleeplessInSeattle),
  (NoraE)-[:DIRECTED]->(SleeplessInSeattle)

CREATE (JoeVersustheVolcano:Movie {title:'Joe Versus the Volcano', released:1990, tagline:'A story of love, lava and burning desire.'})
CREATE (JohnS:Person {name:'John Patrick Stanley', born:1950})
CREATE (Nathan:Person {name:'Nathan Lane', born:1956})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Joe Banks']}]->(JoeVersustheVolcano),
  (MegR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['DeDe', 'Angelica Graynamore', 'Patricia Graynamore']}]->(JoeVersustheVolcano),
  (Nathan)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Baw']}]->(JoeVersustheVolcano),
  (JohnS)-[:DIRECTED]->(JoeVersustheVolcano)

CREATE (WhenHarryMetSally:Movie {title:'When Harry Met Sally', released:1998, tagline:'At odds in life... in love on-line.'})
CREATE (BillyC:Person {name:'Billy Crystal', born:1948})
CREATE (CarrieF:Person {name:'Carrie Fisher', born:1956})
CREATE (BrunoK:Person {name:'Bruno Kirby', born:1949})
CREATE
  (BillyC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Harry Burns']}]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (MegR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Sally Albright']}]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (CarrieF)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Marie']}]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (BrunoK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jess']}]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (RobR)-[:DIRECTED]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (RobR)-[:PRODUCED]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (NoraE)-[:PRODUCED]->(WhenHarryMetSally),
  (NoraE)-[:WROTE]->(WhenHarryMetSally)

CREATE (ThatThingYouDo:Movie {title:'That Thing You Do', released:1996, tagline:'In every life there comes a time when that thing you dream becomes that thing you do'})
CREATE (LivT:Person {name:'Liv Tyler', born:1977})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Mr. White']}]->(ThatThingYouDo),
  (LivT)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Faye Dolan']}]->(ThatThingYouDo),
  (Charlize)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Tina']}]->(ThatThingYouDo),
  (TomH)-[:DIRECTED]->(ThatThingYouDo)

CREATE (TheReplacements:Movie {title:'The Replacements', released:2000, tagline:'Pain heals, Chicks dig scars... Glory lasts forever'})
CREATE (Brooke:Person {name:'Brooke Langton', born:1970})
CREATE (Gene:Person {name:'Gene Hackman', born:1930})
CREATE (Orlando:Person {name:'Orlando Jones', born:1968})
CREATE (Howard:Person {name:'Howard Deutch', born:1950})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Shane Falco']}]->(TheReplacements),
  (Brooke)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Annabelle Farrell']}]->(TheReplacements),
  (Gene)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jimmy McGinty']}]->(TheReplacements),
  (Orlando)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Clifford Franklin']}]->(TheReplacements),
  (Howard)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheReplacements)

CREATE (RescueDawn:Movie {title:'RescueDawn', released:2006, tagline:"Based on the extraordinary true story of one man's fight for freedom"})
CREATE (ChristianB:Person {name:'Christian Bale', born:1974})
CREATE (ZachG:Person {name:'Zach Grenier', born:1954})
CREATE
  (MarshallB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Admiral']}]->(RescueDawn),
  (ChristianB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dieter Dengler']}]->(RescueDawn),
  (ZachG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Squad Leader']}]->(RescueDawn),
  (SteveZ)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Duane']}]->(RescueDawn),
  (WernerH)-[:DIRECTED]->(RescueDawn)

CREATE (TheBirdcage:Movie {title:'The Birdcage', released:1996, tagline:'Come as you are'})
CREATE (MikeN:Person {name:'Mike Nichols', born:1931})
CREATE
  (Robin)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Armand Goldman']}]->(TheBirdcage),
  (Nathan)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Albert Goldman']}]->(TheBirdcage),
  (Gene)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Sen. Kevin Keeley']}]->(TheBirdcage),
  (MikeN)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheBirdcage)

CREATE (Unforgiven:Movie {title:'Unforgiven', released:1992, tagline:"It's a hell of a thing, killing a man"})
CREATE (RichardH:Person {name:'Richard Harris', born:1930})
CREATE (ClintE:Person {name:'Clint Eastwood', born:1930})
CREATE
  (RichardH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['English Bob']}]->(Unforgiven),
  (ClintE)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bill Munny']}]->(Unforgiven),
  (Gene)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Little Bill Daggett']}]->(Unforgiven),
  (ClintE)-[:DIRECTED]->(Unforgiven)

CREATE (JohnnyMnemonic:Movie {title:'Johnny Mnemonic', released:1995, tagline:'The hottest data on earth. In the coolest head in town'})
CREATE (Takeshi:Person {name:'Takeshi Kitano', born:1947})
CREATE (Dina:Person {name:'Dina Meyer', born:1968})
CREATE (IceT:Person {name:'Ice-T', born:1958})
CREATE (RobertL:Person {name:'Robert Longo', born:1953})
CREATE
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Johnny Mnemonic']}]->(JohnnyMnemonic),
  (Takeshi)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Takahashi']}]->(JohnnyMnemonic),
  (Dina)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jane']}]->(JohnnyMnemonic),
  (IceT)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['J-Bone']}]->(JohnnyMnemonic),
  (RobertL)-[:DIRECTED]->(JohnnyMnemonic)

CREATE (CloudAtlas:Movie {title:'Cloud Atlas', released:2012, tagline:'Everything is connected'})
CREATE (HalleB:Person {name:'Halle Berry', born:1966})
CREATE (JimB:Person {name:'Jim Broadbent', born:1949})
CREATE (TomT:Person {name:'Tom Tykwer', born:1965})
CREATE (DavidMitchell:Person {name:'David Mitchell', born:1969})
CREATE (StefanArndt:Person {name:'Stefan Arndt', born:1961})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Zachry', 'Dr. Henry Goose', 'Isaac Sachs', 'Dermot Hoggins']}]->(CloudAtlas),
  (Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bill Smoke', 'Haskell Moore', 'Tadeusz Kesselring', 'Nurse Noakes', 'Boardman Mephi', 'Old Georgie']}]->(CloudAtlas),
  (HalleB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Luisa Rey', 'Jocasta Ayrs', 'Ovid', 'Meronym']}]->(CloudAtlas),
  (JimB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Vyvyan Ayrs', 'Captain Molyneux', 'Timothy Cavendish']}]->(CloudAtlas),
  (TomT)-[:DIRECTED]->(CloudAtlas),
  (LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(CloudAtlas),
  (LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(CloudAtlas),
  (DavidMitchell)-[:WROTE]->(CloudAtlas),
  (StefanArndt)-[:PRODUCED]->(CloudAtlas)

CREATE (TheDaVinciCode:Movie {title:'The Da Vinci Code', released:2006, tagline:'Break The Codes'})
CREATE (IanM:Person {name:'Ian McKellen', born:1939})
CREATE (AudreyT:Person {name:'Audrey Tautou', born:1976})
CREATE (PaulB:Person {name:'Paul Bettany', born:1971})
CREATE (RonH:Person {name:'Ron Howard', born:1954})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dr. Robert Langdon']}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (IanM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Sir Leight Teabing']}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (AudreyT)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Sophie Neveu']}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (PaulB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Silas']}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (RonH)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheDaVinciCode)

CREATE (VforVendetta:Movie {title:'V for Vendetta', released:2006, tagline:'Freedom! Forever!'})
CREATE (NatalieP:Person {name:'Natalie Portman', born:1981})
CREATE (StephenR:Person {name:'Stephen Rea', born:1946})
CREATE (JohnH:Person {name:'John Hurt', born:1940})
CREATE (BenM:Person {name: 'Ben Miles', born:1967})
CREATE
  (Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['V']}]->(VforVendetta),
  (NatalieP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Evey Hammond']}]->(VforVendetta),
  (StephenR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Eric Finch']}]->(VforVendetta),
  (JohnH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['High Chancellor Adam Sutler']}]->(VforVendetta),
  (BenM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dascomb']}]->(VforVendetta),
  (JamesM)-[:DIRECTED]->(VforVendetta),
  (LillyW)-[:PRODUCED]->(VforVendetta),
  (LanaW)-[:PRODUCED]->(VforVendetta),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(VforVendetta),
  (LillyW)-[:WROTE]->(VforVendetta),
  (LanaW)-[:WROTE]->(VforVendetta)

CREATE (SpeedRacer:Movie {title:'Speed Racer', released:2008, tagline:'Speed has no limits'})
CREATE (EmileH:Person {name:'Emile Hirsch', born:1985})
CREATE (JohnG:Person {name:'John Goodman', born:1960})
CREATE (SusanS:Person {name:'Susan Sarandon', born:1946})
CREATE (MatthewF:Person {name:'Matthew Fox', born:1966})
CREATE (ChristinaR:Person {name:'Christina Ricci', born:1980})
CREATE (Rain:Person {name:'Rain', born:1982})
CREATE
  (EmileH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Speed Racer']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (JohnG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Pops']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (SusanS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Mom']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (MatthewF)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Racer X']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (ChristinaR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Trixie']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (Rain)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Taejo Togokahn']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (BenM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Cass Jones']}]->(SpeedRacer),
  (LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(SpeedRacer),
  (LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(SpeedRacer),
  (LillyW)-[:WROTE]->(SpeedRacer),
  (LanaW)-[:WROTE]->(SpeedRacer),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(SpeedRacer)

CREATE (NinjaAssassin:Movie {title:'Ninja Assassin', released:2009, tagline:'Prepare to enter a secret world of assassins'})
CREATE (NaomieH:Person {name:'Naomie Harris'})
CREATE
  (Rain)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Raizo']}]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (NaomieH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Mika Coretti']}]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (RickY)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Takeshi']}]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (BenM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Ryan Maslow']}]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (JamesM)-[:DIRECTED]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (LillyW)-[:PRODUCED]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (LanaW)-[:PRODUCED]->(NinjaAssassin),
  (JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(NinjaAssassin)

CREATE (TheGreenMile:Movie {title:'The Green Mile', released:1999, tagline:"Walk a mile you'll never forget."})
CREATE (MichaelD:Person {name:'Michael Clarke Duncan', born:1957})
CREATE (DavidM:Person {name:'David Morse', born:1953})
CREATE (SamR:Person {name:'Sam Rockwell', born:1968})
CREATE (GaryS:Person {name:'Gary Sinise', born:1955})
CREATE (PatriciaC:Person {name:'Patricia Clarkson', born:1959})
CREATE (FrankD:Person {name:'Frank Darabont', born:1959})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Paul Edgecomb']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (MichaelD)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['John Coffey']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (DavidM)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Brutus "Brutal" Howell']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (BonnieH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jan Edgecomb']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (JamesC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Warden Hal Moores']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (SamR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['"Wild Bill" Wharton']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (GaryS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Burt Hammersmith']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (PatriciaC)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Melinda Moores']}]->(TheGreenMile),
  (FrankD)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheGreenMile)

CREATE (FrostNixon:Movie {title:'Frost/Nixon', released:2008, tagline:'400 million people were waiting for the truth.'})
CREATE (FrankL:Person {name:'Frank Langella', born:1938})
CREATE (MichaelS:Person {name:'Michael Sheen', born:1969})
CREATE (OliverP:Person {name:'Oliver Platt', born:1960})
CREATE
  (FrankL)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Richard Nixon']}]->(FrostNixon),
  (MichaelS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['David Frost']}]->(FrostNixon),
  (KevinB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jack Brennan']}]->(FrostNixon),
  (OliverP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bob Zelnick']}]->(FrostNixon),
  (SamR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['James Reston, Jr.']}]->(FrostNixon),
  (RonH)-[:DIRECTED]->(FrostNixon)

CREATE (Hoffa:Movie {title:'Hoffa', released:1992, tagline:"He didn't want law. He wanted justice."})
CREATE (DannyD:Person {name:'Danny DeVito', born:1944})
CREATE (JohnR:Person {name:'John C. Reilly', born:1965})
CREATE
  (JackN)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Hoffa']}]->(Hoffa),
  (DannyD)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Robert "Bobby" Ciaro']}]->(Hoffa),
  (JTW)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Frank Fitzsimmons']}]->(Hoffa),
  (JohnR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Peter "Pete" Connelly']}]->(Hoffa),
  (DannyD)-[:DIRECTED]->(Hoffa)

CREATE (Apollo13:Movie {title:'Apollo 13', released:1995, tagline:'Houston, we have a problem.'})
CREATE (EdH:Person {name:'Ed Harris', born:1950})
CREATE (BillPax:Person {name:'Bill Paxton', born:1955})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jim Lovell']}]->(Apollo13),
  (KevinB)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jack Swigert']}]->(Apollo13),
  (EdH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Gene Kranz']}]->(Apollo13),
  (BillPax)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Fred Haise']}]->(Apollo13),
  (GaryS)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Ken Mattingly']}]->(Apollo13),
  (RonH)-[:DIRECTED]->(Apollo13)

CREATE (Twister:Movie {title:'Twister', released:1996, tagline:"Don't Breathe. Don't Look Back."})
CREATE (PhilipH:Person {name:'Philip Seymour Hoffman', born:1967})
CREATE (JanB:Person {name:'Jan de Bont', born:1943})
CREATE
  (BillPax)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bill Harding']}]->(Twister),
  (HelenH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dr. Jo Harding']}]->(Twister),
  (ZachG)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Eddie']}]->(Twister),
  (PhilipH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dustin "Dusty" Davis']}]->(Twister),
  (JanB)-[:DIRECTED]->(Twister)

CREATE (CastAway:Movie {title:'Cast Away', released:2000, tagline:'At the edge of the world, his journey begins.'})
CREATE (RobertZ:Person {name:'Robert Zemeckis', born:1951})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Chuck Noland']}]->(CastAway),
  (HelenH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kelly Frears']}]->(CastAway),
  (RobertZ)-[:DIRECTED]->(CastAway)

CREATE (OneFlewOvertheCuckoosNest:Movie {title:"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", released:1975, tagline:"If he's crazy, what does that make you?"})
CREATE (MilosF:Person {name:'Milos Forman', born:1932})
CREATE
  (JackN)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Randle McMurphy']}]->(OneFlewOvertheCuckoosNest),
  (DannyD)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Martini']}]->(OneFlewOvertheCuckoosNest),
  (MilosF)-[:DIRECTED]->(OneFlewOvertheCuckoosNest)

CREATE (SomethingsGottaGive:Movie {title:"Something's Gotta Give", released:2003})
CREATE (DianeK:Person {name:'Diane Keaton', born:1946})
CREATE (NancyM:Person {name:'Nancy Meyers', born:1949})
CREATE
  (JackN)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Harry Sanborn']}]->(SomethingsGottaGive),
  (DianeK)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Erica Barry']}]->(SomethingsGottaGive),
  (Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Julian Mercer']}]->(SomethingsGottaGive),
  (NancyM)-[:DIRECTED]->(SomethingsGottaGive),
  (NancyM)-[:PRODUCED]->(SomethingsGottaGive),
  (NancyM)-[:WROTE]->(SomethingsGottaGive)

CREATE (BicentennialMan:Movie {title:'Bicentennial Man', released:1999, tagline:"One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man."})
CREATE (ChrisC:Person {name:'Chris Columbus', born:1958})
CREATE
  (Robin)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Andrew Marin']}]->(BicentennialMan),
  (OliverP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Rupert Burns']}]->(BicentennialMan),
  (ChrisC)-[:DIRECTED]->(BicentennialMan)

CREATE (CharlieWilsonsWar:Movie {title:"Charlie Wilson's War", released:2007, tagline:"A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire."})
CREATE (JuliaR:Person {name:'Julia Roberts', born:1967})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Rep. Charlie Wilson']}]->(CharlieWilsonsWar),
  (JuliaR)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Joanne Herring']}]->(CharlieWilsonsWar),
  (PhilipH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Gust Avrakotos']}]->(CharlieWilsonsWar),
  (MikeN)-[:DIRECTED]->(CharlieWilsonsWar)

CREATE (ThePolarExpress:Movie {title:'The Polar Express', released:2004, tagline:'This Holiday Season… Believe'})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Hero Boy', 'Father', 'Conductor', 'Hobo', 'Scrooge', 'Santa Claus']}]->(ThePolarExpress),
  (RobertZ)-[:DIRECTED]->(ThePolarExpress)

CREATE (ALeagueofTheirOwn:Movie {title:'A League of Their Own', released:1992, tagline:'Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.'})
CREATE (Madonna:Person {name:'Madonna', born:1954})
CREATE (GeenaD:Person {name:'Geena Davis', born:1956})
CREATE (LoriP:Person {name:'Lori Petty', born:1963})
CREATE (PennyM:Person {name:'Penny Marshall', born:1943})
CREATE
  (TomH)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Jimmy Dugan']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (GeenaD)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Dottie Hinson']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (LoriP)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Kit Keller']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (RosieO)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Doris Murphy']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (Madonna)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['"All the Way" Mae Mordabito']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (BillPax)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Bob Hinson']}]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn),
  (PennyM)-[:DIRECTED]->(ALeagueofTheirOwn)

CREATE (PaulBlythe:Person {name:'Paul Blythe'})
CREATE (AngelaScope:Person {name:'Angela Scope'})
CREATE (JessicaThompson:Person {name:'Jessica Thompson'})
CREATE (JamesThompson:Person {name:'James Thompson'})

CREATE
  (JamesThompson)-[:FOLLOWS]->(JessicaThompson),
  (AngelaScope)-[:FOLLOWS]->(JessicaThompson),
  (PaulBlythe)-[:FOLLOWS]->(AngelaScope)

CREATE
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'An amazing journey', rating:95}]->(CloudAtlas),
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'Silly, but fun', rating:65}]->(TheReplacements),
  (JamesThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'The coolest football movie ever', rating:100}]->(TheReplacements),
  (AngelaScope)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'Pretty funny at times', rating:62}]->(TheReplacements),
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'Dark, but compelling', rating:85}]->(Unforgiven),
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:"Slapstick redeemed only by the Robin Williams and Gene Hackman's stellar performances", rating:45}]->(TheBirdcage),
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'A solid romp', rating:68}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (JamesThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'Fun, but a little far fetched', rating:65}]->(TheDaVinciCode),
  (JessicaThompson)-[:REVIEWED {summary:'You had me at Jerry', rating:92}]->(JerryMaguire)

Exercise 3: Filtering queries using relationships (Overview)


In the previous exercise, you have filtered what nodes and properties are returned from a query based upon a value of a property for a node.

In this exercise, you will write queries that filter the nodes and property values that are returned based upon the relationships between nodes. You will first use an anonymous node to specify a filter based upon a node’s specific relationship to other nodes. Then you will write a query that selects data based upon any relationship between nodes. Next, you will write a Cypher query to return information about the relationships between nodes. Finally, you will write a query to return property values for the relationships between nodes.

  • Exercise 3.1: Display the schema of the database.

  • Exercise 3.2: Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer.

  • Exercise 3.3: Retrieve all movies that are connected to the person, Tom Hanks.

  • Exercise 3.4: Retrieve information about the relationships Tom Hanks had with the set of movies retrieved earlier.

  • Exercise 3.5: Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks acted in.

Go to the next page to start this exercise.

Exercise 3.1: Display the schema of the database (Instructions)


You will use schema information to help you specify relationships in your queries.

Display the schema of the database.

Exercise 3.1: Display the schema of the database (Solution)


Display the schema of the database.

CALL db.schema.visualization()

The result returned will be:

call_db.schema

Exercise 3.2: Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer (Instructions)


Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer.

Exercise 3.2: Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer (Solution)


Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer.

MATCH (p:Person)-[:WROTE]->(:Movie {title: 'Speed Racer'}) RETURN p.name

The result returned will be:

SpeedRacerWriters

Notice here that the :Movie node is an anonymous node because for the query, we do not need information about the Movie node.

Exercise 3.2: Retrieve all people who wrote the movie Speed Racer (Taking it further - optional)


  • Retrieve all people who have written other movies.

  • Retrieve people who have acted in a particular movie.

  • Retrieve people who have directed a particular movie.

Exercise 3.3: Retrieve all movies that are connected to the person, Tom Hanks (Instructions)


Retrieve all movies connected with Tom Hanks.

Hint: Tom Hanks has multiple relationships with a movie so you do not specify a relationship type in the query.

Exercise 3.3: Retrieve all movies that are connected to the person, Tom Hanks (Solution)


Retrieve all movies connected with Tom Hanks.

Hint: Tom Hanks has multiple relationships with a movie so you do not specify a relationship type in the query.

In the query editor pane, enter the Cypher query to retrieve all movies that are connected to Tom Hanks.

MATCH (m:Movie)<--(:Person {name: 'Tom Hanks'}) RETURN m.title

The result returned will be:

TomHanksMovies

Notice that Tom Hanks has multiple relationships to the movie, "That Thing You Do". Also notice that we specify the named node (with a variable) first. It is a best practice to put named nodes first in a query.

Exercise 3.3: Retrieve all movies that are connected to the person, Tom Hanks (Taking it further - optional)


  • Retrieve all movies connected with another actor.

  • Retrieve all people connected with a particular movie.

Exercise 3.4: Retrieve information about the relationships Tom Hanks has with the set of movies retrieved earlier (Instructions)


Modify the query that you just executed to return the type information about the relationships between Tom Hanks and the movies.

Exercise 3.4: Retrieve information about the relationships Tom Hanks has with the set of movies retrieved earlier (Solution)


Modify the query that you just executed to return the type information about the relationships between Tom Hanks and the movies.

MATCH (m:Movie)-[rel]-(:Person {name: 'Tom Hanks'}) RETURN m.title, type(rel)

The result returned will be:

TomHanksRelationshipTypes

Exercise 3.4: Retrieve information about the relationships Tom Hanks has with the set of movies retrieved earlier (Taking it further - optional)


  • Retrieve the relationship information about a different actor.

Exercise 3.5: Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks acted in (Instructions)


As an actor, a Person node in the database connects to a Movie node using the ACTED_IN relationship. One of the properties of the ACTED_IN relationship is roles.

Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks played.

Exercise 3.5: Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks acted in (Solution)


Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks played.

Write and execute the Cypher query to retrieve all of the roles that Tom Hanks acted in.

MATCH (m:Movie)-[rel:ACTED_IN]-(:Person {name: 'Tom Hanks'}) RETURN m.title, rel.roles

The result returned will be:

TomHanksRoles

Exercise 3.5: Retrieve information about the roles that Tom Hanks acted in (Taking it further - optional)


  • Retrieve all roles for a different actor.

  • Retrieve all roles played for a particular movie.

Exercise 3: Filtering queries using relationships (Summary)


In this exercise, you wrote queries that filter the nodes and property values that are returned based upon the relationships between nodes. You first used an anonymous node to specify a filter based upon a node’s specific relationship to other nodes. Then you wrote a query that selects data based upon any relationship between nodes. Next, you wrote a Cypher query to return information about the relationships between nodes. Finally, you wrote a query to return property values for the relationships between nodes.