feature-length

Not a short

Feature-length describes a film or program long enough to be the main attraction—typically ninety minutes or more for movies, though the threshold varies by medium and era.

The term distinguishes full productions from shorts, trailers, or episodes: her feature-length debut, a feature-length documentary about climate change.

format

runtime

Program execution duration

restored · unabridged · long-form · intermission · reel · widescreen

cinematic

blockbuster

Enormously successful entertainment property

screening · festival · theater · studio · star-studded · trailer · critic · red-carpet · distributor · indie

narrative

storytelling

Recounting events aloud

antagonist · climax · resolution · conflict · arc · subplot · three-act · pacing · exposition · denouement

production

director

One who leads

producer · casting · soundtrack · score · actor · actress · crew · budget · post-production · wrap

Categories
Opposites
duration/runtime

feature-lengthshort

Of limited extent

short film · featurette · brief · mini · abbreviated

Family

feature, length, features, featured, featuring, featureless, featurette, lengths, lengthy

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G