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+USE sakila;
+SHOW TABLES;
+#Display all available tables in the Sakila database.
+SELECT * FROM actor;
+SELECT * FROM film;
+SELECT * FROM customer;
+#Retrieve all the data from the tables actor, film and customer
+SELECT title FROM film;
+#Titles of all films from the film table
+SELECT name AS language FROM language;
+# List of languages used in films
+SELECT first_name FROM staff;
+#List of first names of all employees
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year FROM film;
+#Retrieve unique release years.
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS store_count FROM store;
+#Determine the number of stores
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS employee_count FROM staff;
+# Determine the Number of Employees
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS available_films FROM film;
+#Determine How Many Films Are Available
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory.film_id) AS rented_films
+FROM Rental
+JOIN inventory ON rental.inventory_id = inventory.inventory_id;
+#Rented Films
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) AS distinct_last_names FROM actor;
+#Number of Distinct Last Names of the Actors
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+#Retrieve the 10 longest films.
+SELECT actor_id, first_name, last_name
+FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = 'SCARLETT';
+#Actors with the first name "SCARLETT"
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film 
+WHERE title LIKE '%ARMAGEDDON%' AND length > 100;
+#Retrieve all movies that have ARMAGEDDON in their title (>100min)
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS films_with_behind_the_scenes
+FROM film
+WHERE special_features LIKE '%Behind the Scenes%';
+#number of films that include Behind the Scenes content