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.
Recent Examples on the Web Its film line-up includes the Paddington and Shaun the Sheep franchises and the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 Lifetime plans to air a new biopic under the production auspices of Robin Roberts that examines the life of Gloria Gaynor. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 The actress will also soon portray Linda Ronstadt in a feature film biopic. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 Continuing the current wave of music biopics — which just saw its most recent box-office triumph with Bob Marley: One Love — director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) has signed on to helm not one, but four separate Beatles biopics, all due in 2027. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024 What’s more, conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that biopics and documentaries that involve family members too directly can verge on hagiography. Kate Dwyer, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024 His first came for the 2006 film Cinderella Man, a creaky Ron Howard boxing biopic set during the Great Depression, in which Giamatti played the ornery manager Joe Gould. David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024 As the Academy Awards draw closer, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic — already a winner at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs — has increasingly looked like the run-away favorite. CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024 Blunt, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., who are all nominated for Oscars for their roles in the biopic, stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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