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
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His much-ballyhooed press tours are not aimed at awards voters; they’re aimed at Gen-Z men, who require a hard sell to buy tickets for a period piece about a Ping-Pong player or a biopic of an old folk singer. Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Before the four interconnected films—one from each band member’s point of view—hit the big screen in April 2028, here’s a full breakdown of who’s playing who in the Beatles biopic. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025 Hugh Jackman, writer-director Craig Brewer, Claire Sardina and others spoke to the Journal Sentinel about this wild story of how this unexpected biopic came to be, and what this movie means for them. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Michael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics Better Man and The Greatest Showman as among credits, is directing the feature, which will have, like the original, big musical elements. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 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 26 Dec. 2025.

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