double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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The great Russ Meyer and Radley Metzger are represented with double features, as is European provocateur Jess Franco. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026 Instead, the double feature has been saddled with less than expected revenues, from a downtrend in consumer spending decreasing Measure A outflow, deep cuts in state and federal funds, and higher housing costs, forcing reductions in services amounting to close to a quarter million dollars a year. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026 Play it in a double feature with The Chronology of Water! Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Escape the wintry chill and head for the Music Box Theatre to catch its double feature of It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double feature

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double feature was in 1928

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“Double feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20feature. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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