double feature

American  

noun

1. a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.

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double feature British  

noun

1. Informal name (US): twin bill.  films a programme showing two full-length films

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double feature Idioms  

1. Also, double bill. A program consisting of two full-length films shown for the price of a single ticket. For example, It was a double feature and lasted five hours, or The women's conference had a double bill, first speakers from China and then visiting guests from the rest of the world. This expression is occasionally loosely used for other paired events (as in the second example). [c. 1930]

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Etymology

Origin of double feature

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

This bonus feature was called “Popeye’s Cartoon Club” — a title from the comic’s early days, when Popeye’s creator, Elzie “E.C.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

“Binocular users with dark skies will see a bonus feature, the subtle glow of the star-forming nebula M8, forming a triangle with the moon and Mars,” writes Goss.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2021

A bonus feature of these capacious containers is that when they’re not corralling rice, rigatoni or rocket, they make lovely dishes for bunches of grapes or a batch of fresh-baked cookies.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2019

Following Martin Scorsese’s decidedly more immersive, performance-oriented “Shine a Light,” this group portrait feels a bit like a DVD bonus feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2016

In reality, I think that the audible notifications are a freebie bonus feature on the watch.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2015