biopic

[ bahy-oh-pik ]

/ ˈbaɪ oʊˌpɪk /

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noun

a biographical movie or TV show.

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Origin of biopic

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

Words nearby biopic

biopesticide, biopharmaceutical, biopharmaceutics, biophilia, biophysics, biopic, biopiracy, bioplasm, bioplastic, biopoiesis, biopolymer

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How to use biopic in a sentence

It may take liberties with certain facts, as almost every biopic must.
Jennifer Hudson Makes a Dazzling Aretha Franklin in the Satisfying and Potent Respect|Stephanie Zacharek|August 12, 2021|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.
Take Your Ears to the Movies|Nick Fouriezos|April 23, 2021|Ozy
These biopics can range from illuminating to insanely over-the-top.
10 made-for-TV biopics to watch, from the striking ‘Mahalia’ to the viral ‘Wendy Williams’|Bethonie Butler|April 9, 2021|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.
New Aretha bioseries dramatizes singer’s turbulent life|Joey DiGuglielmo|March 19, 2021|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.
Raven Goodwin Is Hattie McDaniel For ‘Behind The Smile’ Biopic|Stephanie Dunivan|January 7, 2021|Essence.com
Selma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Aaron Sorkin is frustrated that his Steve Jobs biopic fell apart.
A Few Great Men Too Many: Aaron Sorkin Doesn’t Think You Can Handle the Truth|Arthur Chu|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We live in a world where a J. Edgar Hoover biopic got made before a Martin Luther King Jr. one.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the more fascinating projects I read about that never came to fruition was your Howard Hughes biopic starring Jim Carrey.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a strange coincidence, the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything opened the same weekend as Interstellar.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for biopic

biopic

/ (ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for biopic

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

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