The People vs. Larry Flynt is a biopic.
A biographical film , or biopic ( [ ˈbaɪəʊpɪk ] abbreviation for biographical motion picture ) , is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people . The People vs. Larry Flynt is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman and starring Woody Harrelson , Courtney Love , and Edward Norton . It chronicles the rise of pornographic magazine publisher and editor Larry Flynt and his subsequent clash with religious institutions and the law .