Are Biopics Good Cinema? - A Guide to Writing and Directing Biopics

How to Make a Biopic - Filmmakers weigh on the intricacies of writing, casting, and directing biopics, including the difficulties of balancing fact and fiction, finding the right actors, and more.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Biopics
00:59 - What Is A Biopic?
02:48 - Chapter 1: Writing a Biopic
07:41 - Chapter 2: Casting for a Biopic
14:15 - Chapter 3: Shooting a Biopic
20:28 - Takeaways
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HOW TO MAKE A BIOPIC
Hollywood loves spectacular stories, regardless of whether they’re born out of the imagination or taken from real life. In fact, the biopic (biographical picture) has been a staple of filmmaking from the beginning. In this video, we will let some of the best filmmakers share their philosophies and insights into what makes a great biopic, including their approaches to writing, casting, and directing.
HOW TO WRITE A BIOPIC
Perhaps the first step in writing a biopic is deciding the timeframe of your subject’s life. In some cases, their entire life might be summed up in a 2-hour film, and in other cases, it could be a single event. Then, the writer must decide how to frame the subject - perhaps to mythologize an unknown historical figure or humanize a larger-than-life musician.
BIOPIC CASTING
For most biopics, casting the right actor for the role is a balancing act between matching the physical appearance and capturing the essence of the subject. For example, Oliver Stone cast Anthony Hopkins in Nixon because of his ability to give the audience access to an otherwise inscrutable figure. For Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan took an interesting approach by casting A-list actors in roles with little screen time in order to give those minor characters dramatic weight in the story instantly.
HOW TO DIRECT A BIOPIC
Even though a real story about a real person is what we expect from a biopic, their stories don’t always have to be given a realistic presentation. Some filmmakers, like Spike Lee, for his biopic Malcolm X, wanted to use film language to give the film an epic quality. On the other hand, when Spielberg directed Schindler’s List, he wanted a more personal, grounded experience and avoided some of the most sensational techniques from his previous work.
Biopic movies are sometimes written off as formulaic or “awards bait,” but it’s all in how you approach the task. There is just as much opportunity to tell the same spectacular stories that audiences crave using material from the world around us. What makes a great biopic is a team of filmmakers who understand their subject and the cinematic language necessary to tell their story.
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Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Biopics 00:59 - What Is A Biopic? 02:48 - Chapter 1: Writing a Biopic 07:41 - Chapter 2: Casting for a Biopic 14:15 - Chapter 3: Shooting a Biopic 20:28 - Takeaways

[@theRyanCho]

Had the pleasure of working on "Oppenheimer" (I'm in a couple shots in the film). 1 of the greatest honors of my professional work life and 1 of the best productions I've worked on (very organized, collaborative spirit, etc.). Can't wait for the awards season 👌.

[@StudioBinder]

Congrats! Must've been amazing

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

sounds like a dream come true

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@shrug_shrugsly]

You even included Walk The Line 😮. I adore how you left this as an artist’s reminder to use their own vision and trust their format. We can easily fall into that temptation to trust others as right and their way being THE way because we aren’t confident in our own ways. Love love love that in this video.

[@StudioBinder]

Not all biopics are the same, worth studying them all!

[@Tacom4ster]

No mention of the Weird Al movie though 😢

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@Psychedelic-Ink]

"Live a life worthy of a biopic." paired with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the best! You guys put a ton of love into this. I haven't been researching Miyazaki as much as I used to so it was great that you guys had him up there with all the other greats. Miyazaki was the one who got me into the filmmaking world. It hasn't worked out for me in animation for many reason but I am enjoying every minute putting all he has taught me into live action films.

[@StudioBinder]

One of the best filmmakers!

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

My Favorite Biopic Films are : -Andrei Rublev (1966) from Andrei Tarkovski -Raging Bull (1980) from Martin Scorsese -The Aviator (2004) from Martin Scorsese -Schindler's List (1993) from Steven Spielberg -Lincoln (2012) from Steven Spielberg -Braveheart (1995) from Mel Gibson -Amadeus (1985) from Milos Forman -Gandhi (1982) from Richard Attenborough -Malcolm X (1992) from Spike Lee -Ray (2004) -Ali (2001) from Michael Mann -The Social Network (2010) from David Fincher -Blonde (2022) -My Left Foot (1989) from Jim Sheridan -Bright Star (2009) from Jane Campion -JFK (1991) from Oliver Stone -Born on fourth of July (1989) from Oliver Stone And many other Biopic Films.

[@StudioBinder]

Many classics!

[@MushroomCloudProductions]

Ray was great!

[@balabanasireti]

I don't like Braveheart and Blonde but most of the other films are good

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@jordanrioscreations]

Not sure that I’d call JFK a biopic, great list tho

[@HARIHARAN-hp6hw]

David Fincher's The Social Network is one of the best biopics in this generation of biopics

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

The 2015 Steve Jobs Is also a good one.

[@StudioBinder]

Agreed, endlessly rewatchable

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@resevoirdog]

It's a shame it's about the rise of a monster lol

[@kris242]

I’m Not There has always been my favorite biopic since I was a teen and was just getting into Dylan’s music. I just loved that idea that none of these characters were actually Bob Dylan, they just instead highlighted every specific detail of his complexity. Brilliant film and method of telling someone’s story.

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@vicentemoller3540]

Even though I haven’t seen many biopics that I’ve loved, I really enjoy them. I think they present a real challenge for all the collaborators of a film; the director, the writer, the cinematographer, everyone.

[@StudioBinder]

Agreed!

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@AydarAkhmady]

I'm so grateful to you, dear Studiobinder's team, for this video upload! There are tons of useful information in it! Thanks a lot!

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@spinsandneedles]

Another great video filled with insights, scenes, and editing. A few other well-made biopics that I like are Hoffa, J.Edgar, Dillinger, Public Enemies, Zodiac, and The Changeling.

[@clausvergara9702]

As always, awesome video!

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@williamvierafilms]

Thank you studio binder for teaching us cinema 🙏🙏🙏

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcusklugmann4293]

Love your videos. Two of my favourite biopics: American Splendor and Capote.

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

Biopic Films are Great Source of Inspiration in Filmmaking. Creativity comes from the point of view of the Filmmaker about the personality concerned. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for this Inspiring video.

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you liked it!

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@FirstTimeFilmmakers]

A ton of these filmmakers will have a biopic made about them at some point in time, if not all.

[@StudioBinder]

Time will tell!

[@georgeofhamilton]

I’m surprised you didn’t include “Oppenheimer” in the thumbnail.

[@StudioBinder]

we did!

[@georgeofhamilton]

​@@StudioBinder Nice, the new one’s a bit better. Would probably draw more engagement.

[@MatthewGhirardi]

I’m glad The Grandmaster is in this video, I loved the movie, out of all the non-Donnie Yen Ip Man movies, The Grandmaster is my most favorite (although technically it isn’t a non-Donnie Yen Ip Man movie, considering Wong Kar Wai had the idea before)

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

My favorites biopic are the social network and the Steve Jobs (2015)

[@StudioBinder]

We're all Aaron Sorkin fans

[@henroveenath791]

Thanks for this post.. East overdue. 🎉

[@StudioBinder]

Hope it was worth the wait!

[@Timeless_films]

that's why I Love your research ❤

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you liked it!

[@marijo1951]

The late Terence Davies' biopic of Emily Dickinson, "A Quiet Passion", is one of the best that I've seen.

[@StudioBinder]

Nice!

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@bollywoodfightactionreacti9189]

Superb ❤

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Cheers!

[@sachininamdarsir]

Great...👍

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you liked it!

[@NextLevelStudios]

Film is about spreading stories and it doesn’t cheapen the film if the story is real

[@StudioBinder]

People generally think it enhances the film if it's based on a real story

[@joaquinhernandez6940]

Michael Bay's "13 Hours" is one of the biopics that I enjoy from beginning to end.

[@StudioBinder]

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[@JasonOrtiz-ye1do]

Not really a biopic as much as an incident based on a true story.

[@bryanbeach2572]

Let's face it. Walk Hard is the best musical biopic of all time.

[@StudioBinder]

👌

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@ParthibanSattanathan]

Kindly always add the subtitles

[@StudioBinder]

Subtitles are up!

[@MrJfletcher12345]

Yes! English voiceover guy is back!!!

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Enjoy!

[@michaelforthriller]

Michael Jackson Biopic is coming.....an almost impossible task, but if made right....could be the greatest above all other Biopics we've ever seen...

[@StudioBinder]

Definitely has potential!

[@alfredwang7607]

20:02 the funny thing is that Chang chen, one of the actors portraying a Kung-Fu master practiced so much kung fu, he won a tournament 😂

[@StudioBinder]

haha dedication to his craft led to being good at another

[@alfredwang7607]

@@StudioBinderlol love your videos!

[@RohanKumaar]

Would love to see a similar sort of video with the superhero or Teenage love genre

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@thaisb.6815]

THE narrator is back 😭❤

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@matiaspereira9382]

Could you make a video about James Cameron's style please? I liked your videos about Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan. They're my 2 favorite movie directors ever. James Cameron is my 3rd favorite

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the suggestion! He's a favorite of ours too :)

[@user-hb7yk5vt3d]

when naming the film could you change the colour please so as to be visible

[@thhrjdh5564]

Biopics combine both of my favorite things. Movies and History.

[@StudioBinder]

Historical epics are probably your cup of tea too!

[@thhrjdh5564]

@@StudioBinder Yes!!

[@resevoirdog]

Bohemian rap for example was ruined. Movies like that are basically propaganda there's some good ones out there of course but most turn out like bohemian. You start off with Sasha baron Cohen and an amazing script but end up with rami and horrible production

[@johnjim6793]

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” (John Ford)

[@StudioBinder]

Nice 💯

[@MiguelHernandez-cz2eh]

Whats the movie at 1:54?

[@itsallProvidence]

I missed out on the Ghostbusters Reeboks, I will not let this opportunity slip through 🤑

[@StudioBinder]

😂

[@jaleelworrell9701]

Great video but no mentioning Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Ray Charles in here was a miss

[@StudioBinder]

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[@sivashankaran.rsivashankar7195]

Studio binder....while its filming biography its still have some changes for the cinema fantasy ......in tollywood we have "mahanathi" - which was based on the legend - Savithiri mam.....it is huge hit.....do you have any experience like best biography....i damn sure to suggest this film.....but here the problem is the film is not 💯 based on the true incidents ....it has some legal issues to shot some scenes and commercials in indian cinemas....any way we adhere biography and this video is as like created enthusiasm to aspiring film makers

[@StudioBinder]

Interesting!

[@mongolica548]

as beautiful as usual

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[@youfollow_]

this year been mainly biopic movies if you notice

[@StudioBinder]

A lot of viewing material!

[@johnjim6793]

It is important to observe the political angle here. In an age where many people consume predominantly visual media, a biographical film about a historical person will often be the first and sometimes the only information that some viewers will ever get about this character. The audience tends to believe what it sees on the screen, especially when the production design gives a convincing impression of historical accuracy. This opens the possibility, or danger - depending on your intentions - to disguise personal political opinions as historical facts that the audience might accept as such without much questioning. If you have to learn how to make a biopic, then we should also learn how to watch one. The national socialists in Germany made extensive use of this when they shot those highly manipulative "proxy films" ("Stellvertreterfilme") about historical figures like Frederick the Great or Otto von Bismarck, thus making Hitler some kind of legitimate heir to their authority. But there are also many examples in English language movies. Examples include the negative depiction of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, founder of modern Pakistan, in "Gandhi", or the positive depiction of I.R.A. founder Michael Collins in Neil Jordan's film of the same name (e.g., Collins doesn't kill anyone in the entire movie). Even if you don't want to influence your audience in a manipulative way, it is almost impossible to give a historical character - and especially the minor characters with limited screen time - the serious examination they would deserve.

[@StudioBinder]

Yeah, ultimately any film is telling the perspective of the filmmaker. Visual literacy is definitely worth developing

[@robertobuatti7226]

I'm not trying to sound mean but a lot of biopics feel like cheap imitations of the real person, and they are so overly dramatized, not all but many, it's better to watch a documentary or read about the real persons and the events in which occurred, rather than watch a fabricated movie, but I understand why biopics exist it's just to tell the real persons story through a cinematic lens even though what is shown onscreen is somewhat fabricated.

[@justaguy2365]

Yeah I can't watch them. They just feel lame and cheesy. Why would I when I can learn real facts by reading a book on the person?

[@robertobuatti7226]

@@justaguy2365 Yes definitely, biopics are all just imitations, even the best imitation is still just an imitation, plus these movies feel mostly the same, it's better like you said to read a book about the real person, or even watch a documentary with clips of the real person to show what they were like rather than to dramatize them and fabricate events for emotional impact in a movie.

[@TallicaMan1986]

This is precisely why I cannot watch them. I rather just do a deep dive on them instead.

[@robertobuatti7226]

@@TallicaMan1986 I watch them because I love movies/cinema, but yes they're pretty terrible, the best thing like you said is to do a deep dive on them and research them, maybe through documentaries and reading up on the real person to go a bit more in depth of their life and personality.

[@StudioBinder]

A lot are, there are key elements needed to make one great

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

The biopic that internet made : chris chan

[@SrijanAshish]

❤

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[@solertia33]

Biopics are no more or less valuable. They’re just like any other movie. They live and die by their own merits.

[@StudioBinder]

True!

[@nl3064]

Well said! Honestly, I'm sick to death of people praising mediocrity just because of the subject matter.

[@theroebuck123456789]

Good biopics edits a person's life to serve a theme. Steve Jobs I think is one of the better ones

[@StudioBinder]

Aaron Sorkin definitely knows how to write a good biopic!

[@muthamalarajesh3757]

❤, India

[@StudioBinder]

Welcome!!

[@theclosing2454]

Goodfellas is still the greatest one

[@StudioBinder]

All time great!

[@martymartin9186]

Biopics that are masterpieces: Raging Bull by Martin Scorsese The Aviator by Martin Scorsese The Social Network by David Fincher Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle

[@nl3064]

Alright, calm down. Boyle's Jobs was decent, but I'm sick of every fifteen year old cheapening the phrase "masterpiece" for every thing that's just decent.

[@lzoshan]

How to Master the Biopic - A Guide **to** Writing and Directing Biopic Films

[@StudioBinder]

Much appreciated

[@nobodysfavorite4465]

I enjoy a good biopic myself now and then but I totally agree with Tarantino's point about them being excuses for awards etc. But I also believe that watching a documentary about the person will give you all the complexities of their life.

[@johnjim6793]

Some future film maker might do a biopic about Quentin Tarantino. It would be interesting to see what it is like.

[@StudioBinder]

Really comes down to the individual film. No genre only has hits

[@nobodysfavorite4465]

​@@johnjim6793oh yeah that would be really interesting indeed....but will Tarantino allow it though 🤔

[@nobodysfavorite4465]

​@@StudioBinderhere are badly produced biopics i can think of: All Eyes on Me (2017) Aaliyah Princess of R'n'B

[@jodi2847]

The King's Speech, The Social Network, and Amadeus are three of my favorite biopics. In each of these the angle is well established, namely the king's speech impediment, Zuckerberg's inferiority complex, and Salieri's jealousy. If the script can stick to its angle without going on a tangent that derails the story, then half the battle is won.

[@StudioBinder]

Great point!

[@balabanasireti]

The King's Speech is boring but the other films are great

[@clivebroadhead4857]

My favourite was I was 'Monty's Double Scotch'.

[@rungiselerunn9237]

Yay first comment

[@StudioBinder]

Welcome!

[@kokomanation]

There is a lot of wrong or fake information in biopics for dramatisation reasons.Amadeus had a lot of fake or invented situations in it.Even the main characters were not like this in real life .But it was a great film

[@johnjim6793]

Of course, Amadeus was never intended as being historically accurate. It is so stylized that I don't consider it manipulative in a historical sense. For example, Mozart obviously didn't die in the same night that the "Magic Flute" premiered. It is like Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar or Captain Bligh / Fletcher Christian are only marginally resembling the historical figures but have developed into personas of their own. But I agree with you that many people couldn't distinguish between the historical Salieri and the fictional one. "Being a Salieri" has almost become part of everday language (for example in Danny Boyle's "Yesterday"). I wonder if Milos Forman would have shot the film the same way if Mozart and Salieri had lived more recently and Salieri's close family would still have been alive. It might have resulted in a libal suit. :-)

[@kokomanation]

@@johnjim6793 One thing they got right is that Salieri was a wealthy person from his music and Mozart was not.Salieri did have great public relations with powerful people where Mozart did not because of his pride and ego that made him end up really poor

[@StudioBinder]

Yup, it's not the norm for biopics to only show actual events but that's not a bad thing in and of itself

[@President_SDJ_ROK]

You know, when it comes to our military coup leader, Park Chung-Hee, it would be great to explore his entire life in a series instead a film. Nevertheless, great video.

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

Wait till you hear about Chris Chan

[@alfredwang7607]

But I did enjoy North Korea’s take on his assassination tho, btw how does current Korean people think about him? As a person being sympathetic for Jeon Tae-il, 전태일, I can never feel sympathetic for Park Chung hee.

[@StudioBinder]

Would love to see a series come out of Korea!

[@scs54]

Biopics I want to see are Phoenix Jones, Fleetwood Mac, Rob Ford, Diego Maradona, and the Beatles.

[@StudioBinder]

I think the Beatles did it themselves with A Hard Day's Night

[@andrewfoster3520]

A story should be about the most important part of someone’s life that caused them to go through a change of character. I don’t think a biopic should be about an entire persons life but the most important part of their life. Lincoln does this well by focusing on the end of the American civil war for example instead of Lincolns entire life. If it’s a film it’s impossible to do decades of someone’s life any justice, you could do it in a series.

[@JM-uk9yb]

This is why I’m scared for napoleon

[@StudioBinder]

Yup, we covered that in the video!

[@deltonwilliams2454]

I dreamed about making a movie biopic about singer Christina Grimmie

[@FightingMSA]

Believe it or not there are 2 documentaries about my life. Austin Crawford

[@advaithramesh6697]

Can you do an analysis of Karan Johar the famous Bollywood directors cinematography? Like how his earlier films used to focus on Indian diaspora outside the country in places like Egypt, Switzerland, U.S. etc and how his later films focus on more grittier Indian settings. And the fact that one of his films called ‘Dilwale Dulhania Lai Jane ha is still playing in theatres for more than 20 years. And his major involvement in the current structure of the Bollywood industry. And his cementing and promotion of careers of iconic Bollywood stars like Shah Ruk Khan and Salaman Khan. And how ha adapted the ‘Masala Film’ genre first established by Amitab Bachman,s film ‘SHOLAY’ and added his own twist to it. And his philanthropic activities in othsr language film industries around the country such as the Bengali, Marathi and Kannada film industry. And I would also really love an analysis on the evolution of Masala Cinema or Mass Cinema and why it has proven so popular in the Indian movie scene. As well as how the Film industry and commercial music industry are essentially combined into one and support the careers of several great commercial musicians such as AR Rahman, Lata Mangeshkar and Shreya Ghoshal and fusion of western and Indian music style to create commercial songs and soundtracks. And also a video on analysing the ‘Paralell cinema’ or new Indian cinema movement in india. “or New Indian Cinema, is a film movement in Indian cinema that originated in the state of West Bengal in the 1950s as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Indian cinema. Inspired by Italian Neorealism, Parallel Cinema began just before the French New Wave and Japanese New Wave, and was a precursor to the Indian New Wave of the 1960s. The movement was initially led by Bengali cinema and produced internationally acclaimed filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak, Tapan Sinha and others. It later gained prominence in other film industries of India. It is known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, symbolic elements with a keen eye on the sociopolitical climate of the times, and for the general rejection of inserted song-and-dance routines that are typical of mainstream Indian films.” -From Wikipedia

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Thanks for the suggestion!

[@advaithramesh6697]

@@StudioBinder Popular Karan Johar films Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... My Name Is Khan Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Student of the Year Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Kal Ho Naa Ho Bombay Talkies Agneepath Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Shaandaar Hasee Toh Phasee Wake Up Sid Lust Stories Raazi Kapoor & Sons Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2 States Kalank Dostana Dear Zindagi Simmba ---- Popular paralell cinema Ardh Satya Ankur Nishant Mandi Aakrosh Saaransh Pather Panchali Bhumika Sparsh Ek Doctor Ki Maut Kamla Ki Maut Paar Masoom Manthan Do Bigha Zamin Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Arth Bazaar Aparajito

[@BillyMandalay]

"Stan and Ollie", "Impromptu" "Shadowlands" "Get on Up" "Miss Austen Regrets" "All Is True" "Anonymous" "John Adams"

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[@PeterDionisius]

Who is the narrator? The voice seems familiar

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Every video is littered with AHA moments. Studio binder makes me smarter.

[@Tacom4ster]

Where's the Weird Al biopic?! RIP Al

[@StudioBinder]

Maybe in the future haha

[@LycanVisuals]

Still need to see Malcolm X...

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One of Spike Lee's biggest films!

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Spike Lee's Best Movie.

[@MwayiComfort]

My weekly dosage

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Every Monday!

[@martinholden2281]

On the mountain of Biopics that Hollywood has created, and all the ones yet to be added, one sits forever at its peak- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Anyone who disagrees, is an A-Hole!

[@StudioBinder]

😂

[@daredevil6145]

Biopics movies shouldn't be a life covering within 2-3 hours, it meanders without saying much. Instead focusing an event or moment that realizes Theme to depth well, or that changes perspective, people or place anything

[@huangjun_art]

I think Tarantino needs to crawl out of his own a-- for a change.

[@StudioBinder]

😂

[@ethanhegel8576]

Hollywood likes biopics because they come with a built-in audience. 🙃

[@squamish4244]

If only Shirley had ANY basis in fact.

[@karlkarlos3545]

Quentin Tarantino saying something reductive and ignorant? I've never!

[@StudioBinder]

Not everyone will agree with him, but his thoughts on film are worth listening to

[@karlkarlos3545]

@@StudioBinder He is entertaining, I agree. But, unlike Scorsese, his encyclopedic knowledge of movies rarely comes along with wisdom.

[@tsarstepan]

I'm going to call BS on M. Heller's claim on a Fred Roger's biopic. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was a pretty terrible bait and switch biopic for Lloyd Vogel and his pathetic relationship with his father.

[@MrGregory777]

No

[@EddieLensweiger]

biopic is the most boring film genre, and not all people can make effective biopic,, Oliver stone knows how to do right one because for some reason he never intend his biopic to win oscar!

[@StudioBinder]

He definitely has some good ones!

[@abn3r507]

Elon Musk getting his own biopic movie being directed by Darren Aronofsky..You know its going to be one trippy ass effed up movie and I cant wait

[@StudioBinder]

That will be wild

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Biopics SUCK. Too much "artistic license". Just give me a documentary. Ron Howard told Tom Hanks when he objected to the LM "argument" scene in "Apollo 13" (that DID NOT HAPPEN) that he wanted it for "dramatic tension", as if the true story wasn't dramatic enough. Putting in that scene, which again, DID NOT HAPPEN (per Jim Lovell), does a disservice to NASA training, Fred Haise, and the memory of Jack Swigert... Normally, a Ron Howard fan, but not in this case... Unfortunately, more people are getting their "history" from these movies (basically, ignore everything in "Napoleon")...

[@MushroomCloudProductions]

Selma was too bad to be worth mentioning.

[@StudioBinder]

What didn't you like about it?

[@MushroomCloudProductions]

@@StudioBinder It was boring. There wasn't much happening in the beginning. I only saw it once in theaters and my memory of it is foggy. It was forgettable back then. But I couldn't really tell you what the inciting incident was, I don't remember a philosophical conflict of any kind, the structure was muddled, the performances were nothing to write home about, and the directing was second-rate film school. There was nothing creative about it. And it was painfully overrated by Rotten Tomatoes when they rated it a 99%. The Academy knew better and gave it a Best Picture nomination for effort and political consciousness. Its lack of other Oscar nominations inspired the absurd #Oscarsowhite myth.

[@vushper]

My opinion is "Oppenheimer" seems to be overestimated. Just dull and inconsistent. Tangled abrupt storylines. Sloppy editing. Absence of the director's part. 4 of 10

[@rudigoodman2535]

Step One: please don’t I’m so tired

[@StudioBinder]

It'll be here when you're ready!

[@rudigoodman2535]

@@StudioBinder ahahaha thanks guys

[@cmonman3639]

Biopics are the most embarrassing genre. Imagine an actor pretending to be a real person lol

[@StudioBinder]

Isn't that what acting always is? to create a real person on screen, whether it's a made up character or based on history

[@cmonman3639]

@@StudioBinder Actors pretending to be real people is profoundly embarrassing.