biopic

[ bahy-oh-pik ]

noun

1. a biographical movie or TV show.

biopic

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk /

noun

1. informal.
   a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment

Word History and Origins

Origin of biopic¹

1950–55; bio(graphy) + (motion) pic(ture)

Word History and Origins

Origin of biopic¹

C20: from bio ( graphical ) + pic ( ture )

Example Sentences

It may take liberties with certain facts, as almost every biopic must.

From Time

However, the six-part series Blockbuster by former investigative journalist Matt Schrader is a compelling audio biopic through the origins of Star Wars, Jaws and the movie revolution of the mid-1970s.

From Ozy

These biopics can range from illuminating to insanely over-the-top.

From Washington Post

It’s sad to say, but it’s probably best that Franklin did not live to see this series or the upcoming biopic “Respect,” due for a summer release, in which Jennifer Hudson will star as the Queen of Soul.

From Washington Blade

The biopic is being produced by Jami McCoy-Lankford of Hillionaire Productions and Global Genesis Group, with the script written by Gregory Blair.

From Essence.com

Selma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines.

From The Daily Beast

Aaron Sorkin is frustrated that his Steve Jobs biopic fell apart.

From The Daily Beast

We live in a world where a J. Edgar Hoover biopic got made before a Martin Luther King Jr. one.

From The Daily Beast

One of the more fascinating projects I read about that never came to fruition was your Howard Hughes biopic starring Jim Carrey.

From The Daily Beast

In a strange coincidence, the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything opened the same weekend as Interstellar.

From The Daily Beast