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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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Reiser has also appeared in Judd Apatow's Funny People (2009), Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014). John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025 Italian master director Bernardo Bertolucci cast him as the eunuch Chang in The Last Emperor, his sweeping biopic of Puyi, China's final monarch. Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025 The biopic follows the life of Christy Salters, formerly known as Martin, a pioneering female boxer whose rise in the ring was matched by turbulence in her personal life. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 Sam Mendes and Sony’s upcoming four-part series of biopics about The Beatles has expanded its cast, this time adding figures in the Fab Four’s inner circle such as family members, roadies and press officers. Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Dec. 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 7 Dec. 2025.

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