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This genre is ''extremely'' subjective with both its makers and its viewers and largely depends on the point of view both parties bring to the table. If the filmmaker is more interested in the sad times, a viewer who loves the subject and knows what's left out might find the film too negative and their hero turned into a [[Jerkass]]. A filmmaker who wants to focus on the good times can upset a viewer who feels the protagonist is being unduly glorified.
A rich source of [[Oscar Bait]]. Essentially the movie form of the [[Biography]]. Compare [[Roman à Clef]]. Expect many to exhibit [[Mononymous Biopic Title
When one of this is made from the perspective of someone other than the subject, it's called a [[Sidelong Glance Biopic]].
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* ''[[Temple Grandin]]'' (Temple Grandin / {{spoiler|Early Life, Triumph/Success -- LA Times review: "It's rare that triumph includes the word 'slaughterhouse'."}})
* ''W.'' (President [[George W. Bush]] / {{spoiler|Triumph/Downfall of the Iraq invasion.}})
* ''[[Walk Hard]]: The Dewey Cox Story'' (A parody of musician
* ''[[Walk the Line]]'' (Johnny Cash /{{spoiler|Growing Up}})
* ''[[Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story]]'' ([[J. K. Rowling]] /{{spoiler|Greatest Triumph}})
* [[Artistic License]]: Big time.
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** Film-in-a-film/character as himself is also used in ''Beyond The Sea'', to justify Kevin Spacey's tiny bit of [[Dawson Casting]] - the subject, singer Bobby Darin died at a relatively early age.
* [[Tear Jerker]]
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: Viewers more knowledgeable than others about the subject matter are often aggravated by any changes made to the story, particularly reordering events and/or dropping them. Since different people have different ideas about ''what'' is important, this is extremely subjective. Also, it doesn't just apply to
* [[Time Skip]]: Another common way to handle the passage of time.
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