biopic
- noun
- /ˈbaɪəˌpɪk/
- The biopic J. Edgar showcases the complexities of the FBI chief's life and career.
I think actually there's a biopic in in the works, which we'll see.
- I think actually there's a biopic in in the works, which we'll see.
- I do think that the best biopics tend to focus on a single event.
- The Joe Pasquale biopic, not a good one.
- My worlds are merging now and I really want to personally produce and begin doing biopics.
- So the biggest issue with biopics now, right, is that you have the movie that the studio wants.
- It, it is a biopic about my life, but it's also a a feel good film, a ROM com.
- I just hope it's not one of those bio biopics, biopics, whatever.
- Really good comedy, music, biopics are fucking good.
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She watched a captivating biopic about the famous singer Amy Winehouse's struggles.
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Just another biopic about a weird musician.
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The idea that people would still want to see a biopic of her life is something that should be appreciated.
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Brian Grazer has been trying to get a James Brown biopic off the ground for about the last decade.
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Some of my favorite movies are biopics: Selena, The Temptations, What's Love Got to Do With It.
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The movie in question is Creation, a biopic about Charles Darwin starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.
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His latest film is a biopic featuring the life and achievements of the renowned artist Frida Kahlo.
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Etymology
The word biopic is a modern blend of bio- ('life') and pic short for picture. So a biopic is a 'life picture' and means a film that shows the life of a real person.