portmanteau film

noun

A film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.

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Meanings

nounportmanteau film (plural portmanteau films)

plural portmanteau films

  1. broadcastingA film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.

    We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.

    2002 December 11, Nick Bradshaw, “One day in September”, in Time Out, page 71

Origin

Allusion to the idea of a portmanteau in the linguistic sense.

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portmanteau film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portmanteau%20film

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Chicago

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