biopic

noun

bio·pic ˈbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌpik

: a biographical movie

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We watched a biopic about Beethoven.

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Some legacy acts have never quite found an audience on these websites, but Jackson certainly has, and his fates on streaming charts improved significantly earlier this year thanks to the release of his biopic, Michael. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Neon bought the Sam Altman biopic less than two weeks after Amazon MGM dropped the film from its lineup, Puck reports. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 June 2026 William Franklyn-Miller didn’t initially think he — a young British actor — was cut out to portray George Washington in a biopic. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 Behind the scenes, Chalamet trained in table tennis for years — including while working on the aforementioned Bob Dylan biopic. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for biopic

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bi- entry 2 + pic entry 1

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1946, in the meaning defined above

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