A
biographical film, or
biopic (; abbreviation for
biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of a
non-fictional or
historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character’s real name is used. They differ from films "
based on a true story" or “
historical drama films" in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives.