File:The_Story_of_the_Kelly_Gang_1906.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
feature film
Sign in to saveAlso known as feature movie, long film, long movie, feature-length
film with a full-length running time
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 3,923 inbound references to feature film, and connects out to sound film, non-narrative film and animation.
Vinony files it under Audiovisual introductions in 1897, Australian inventions and Film and video terminology.
Vinony links it to 46 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- film
- Image
- The Story of the Kelly Gang - Poster.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- opposite of
- short film
- topic's main category
- Category:Feature films
- greater than
- medium-length film
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature) is, broadly, a film (motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment theatrical program. More strictly, "feature film" in the film industry refers to a feature-length fictional work of entertainment, comparable to a novel, its parts enacted by actors on sets under the guidance of a director, as against a documentary film, which treats factually of real events for the viewer's edification. The feature film commonly has a storyline, as also may the documentary.
The term feature film originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinée programs, especially in the United States and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. Feature films are also released on and produced by streaming platforms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “feature film” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.