feature film

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.