biographical
adjective
bio·graph·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biographic
1
: of, relating to, or constituting biography
2
: consisting of biographies
a biographical dictionary
3
: relating to a list briefly identifying persons
biographical notes
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Being Maria is a biographical drama about French actress Maria Schneider, portrayed by Anamaria Vartolomei.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The Fifth Estate, a 2013 biographical thriller film directed by Bill Condon about the website and its founder, stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Assange and Daniel Brühl as its former spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The Fifth Estate, a 2013 biographical thriller film directed by Bill Condon about the website and its founder, stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Assange and Daniel Brühl as its former spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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