biopic

noun

bio·​pic ˈbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌpik 

nonstandard bī-ˈä-pik

: a biographical movie

Examples of biopic in a Sentence

We watched a biopic about Beethoven.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pechman has been attached to direct genre biopic The Murderous Miss Highsmith with Shailene Woodley, Cara Delevingne and Noémie Merlant. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Maserati comes from producers The Andrea Iervolino Company and is the company’s third biopic about an Italian automotive legend. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Joining Smith and Robb is Jaafar Jackson, who’s fresh off the massive success of the biopic about his uncle Michael Jackson. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Critically, the no-warts-at-all Michael Jackson biopic was a disaster (39/100 on Metacritic, 35 percent on Rotten Tomatoes). — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + pic entry 1

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above