biopic

noun

bio·​pic ˈbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌpik How to pronounce biopic (audio)
: a biographical movie

Examples of biopic in a Sentence

We watched a biopic about Beethoven.
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Guthrie would eventually be hospitalized in New Jersey, where a young Bob Dylan would meet him (a moment depicted in the recent Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown). David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025 Skydance Sports is coming aboard Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group biopic about Wimbledon tennis champ and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 July 2025 This isn’t a biopic that idealizes my journey, but an honest portrait—unembellished and unafraid to confront any part of my life, no matter how difficult. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 July 2025 In May, Mendes took the stage at CinemaCon with the four actors set to star in his unconventional biopic project: along with Keoghan as Starr, fans will see Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for biopic

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + pic entry 1

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biopic was in 1947

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“Biopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biopic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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