feature-length film

Standard theatrical release

A feature-length film is a movie long enough to serve as the main attraction in a theater program, typically running at least 40 minutes but usually 90 minutes or more.

The term distinguishes full movies from shorts, trailers, and other brief works: Her first feature-length film won at Sundance.

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