featurette

noun

Definition of featurettenext
as in documentary

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Recent Examples of featurette The film will feature an exclusive making-of featurette offering a glimpse behind the curtain. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 In the featurette, Springsteen, 76, recalls watching the movie with one of sisters for the first time. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 Watch the Ice Spice SpongeBob Movie featurette below. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 Other marketing, the kind of stuff that people who would need to seek out (like, oh, big fans of Bruce) is more honest, like this featurette all about Cooper’s approach to this specific time in The Boss’ life and career. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for featurette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for featurette
  1. documentary
  2. feature
  3. film
  4. short
  5. movie
  6. docudrama
  7. cartoon
Noun
  • Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • Netflix is the latest streamer to produce a documentary about the 2022 murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • Many of them feature amenities like a basketball court, weight rooms and a pool, while others may have unique features like boxing gyms or an ice rink.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Apple might delay the full rollout of these desktop AI utilities beyond the initial Q4 2026 macOS 27 release, preferring a staggered approach to unify features across platforms, mirroring iOS.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of feature
Noun
  • If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Adidas reportedly spent $67 million on its hero film, Backyard Legends, while Nike also splashed heavily on talent — Kim Kardashian, Kylian Mbappé, Central Cee, and LeBron James, among others — for its competing short, Rip the Script.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • The 2000s megacomic Dane Cook will star in an upcoming horror short directed by wunderkind Obsession director Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, per The Hollywood Reporter.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Corsini’s original short premiered during Venice Critics’ Week in 2020 before celebrating its Canadian premiere at Fantasia.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
Definition of short
Noun
  • Taylor Zakhar Perez, Jessica Alba, Adeline Rudolph, Taylor Ortega, Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky will also star in the movie.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • Moviegoing Has Become More Event-Driven Streaming has made ordinary movie consumption extraordinarily convenient, which raises the bar for getting people into theaters.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of movie
Noun
  • Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston, a three-part docudrama hosted by the Loki star that will premiere July 22 on the network at 9/8c and July 23 on Disney+ and Hulu.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • The docudrama drew large crowds in France last year despite criticism from some secular and Catholic sources.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Definition of docudrama
Noun
  • Writers tend to find this process—reducing a complex, nuanced work of art down to a tidy cartoon version of itself—excruciating.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Appointment television has become a rarity for Gen Z, which was raised on on-demand cartoons and can’t even identify a channel guide.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of cartoon

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