Meanings
nounfeature film (plural feature films)
plural feature films
- The main, full-length film in a cinema program that also included a short film and often a newsreel. As of now, it plays after the trailers.
- broadlyAny film produced to be shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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Translations
Dutch hoofdfilm, speelfilm
- hoofdfilmthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- speelfilmfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
- avondvullende filmfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Finnish kokoillan elokuva, pitkä elokuva
- kokoillan elokuvathe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- pitkä elokuvathe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- teatterielokuvafilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
French long métrage, long métrage
- long métragethe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- long métragefilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
German Hauptfilm
- Hauptfilmthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
Hungarian játékfilm, mozifilm
- játékfilmthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- mozifilmthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- nagyjátékfilmthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- játékfilmfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
- mozifilmfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Irish príomhscannán, scannán lánfhada
- príomhscannánthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- scannán lánfhadathe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- príomhscannánfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
- scannán lánfhadafilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Japanese 長編映画, フィーチャー映画
- 長編映画 (chōhen eiga)the main, full-length film in a cinema program
- フィーチャー映画 (fīchā eiga)film shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Malay filem cetera
- filem ceterathe main, full-length film in a cinema program
Polish film pełnometrażowy, film długometrażowy
- film pełnometrażowythe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- film długometrażowythe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- film pełnometrażowyfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
- film długometrażowyfilm shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Portuguese longa-metragem
- longa-metragemthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
Romanian lung metraj, film de lung metraj
- lung metrajthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
- film de lung metrajthe main, full-length film in a cinema program
Russian полнометра́жный фильм, худо́жественный фильм
- полнометра́жный фильм (polnometrážnyj filʹm)the main, full-length film in a cinema program
- худо́жественный фильм (xudóžestvennyj filʹm)film shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
- игрово́й фильм (igrovój filʹm)film shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing
Spanish largometraje
- largometrajethe main, full-length film in a cinema program
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feature film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20film
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“feature film.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20film. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feature film,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20film.
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