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 Variety recently reported that the actor is planning to team up with Martin Scorsese once again to play Frank Sinatra in a biopic. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 The 1997 biopic about her life introduced her to people outside her fan base and to those born after her death. Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 Chris Farley — the legendary comedy actor behind Tommy Boy and countless Saturday Night Live performances — is getting the biopic treatment. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024 The point of the new biopic mode was to reveal totemic figures in a more complex way. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024 While clashes and the Bob Marley: One Love biopic dominated January and February, respectively, March was all Vybz Kartel‘s. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024 But King said Wednesday there is an expectation to be objective in a biopic. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 The parents of four stepped out together in London at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for the world premiere of the Amy Winehouse biopic, which Sam, 57, directed. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 Another is a biopic of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a radical leader who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance and founded the Hindu nationalist ideology embraced by Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2024.

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