biographical film

/ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl fɪlm/

noun

  1. A film that tells or dramatizes the story of a real person’s life, usually focusing on significant events and based on historical facts.

    B1

    countable

    • "We watched a biographical film about a famous scientist."B1
    • "The biographical film follows the singer’s rise from poverty to international fame."B2
    • "Many biographical films aim to provide insight into the subject's personal and professional life."C1
    • "Although presented as a biographical film, it takes considerable creative liberties with the historical record."C1

Collocations

make a biographical filmwatch a biographical filmbiographical film aboutbiographical film onbased on a true storyportray a historical figure

Word family

biographybiographicalbiopicbiographer