double feature

noun

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

double feature

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of double feature¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Idioms and Phrases

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]