biographical film on

/ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl fɪlm ɒn/

noun phrase

  1. A film about the life of a real person, usually followed by the person’s name or subject; “biographical film about” is more common in everyday English.

    B2

    followed by a person or subject

    • "They watched a biographical film on Nelson Mandela."B1

Common mistakes

  • a biographical film on→a biographical film about

    “About” is generally the more natural preposition in everyday English, although “on” is also possible, especially in formal writing or titles.

Collocations

biographical film about a historical figurebiographical film based on a true storymake a biographical filmbiographical film on a famous person

Word family

biographybiographicalbiographer