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Some high-quality entertainment media content is known for stretching these boundaries through extended cuts or epic narrative scopes:
: Classics like Gone with the Wind (1939) run for approximately 3 hours and 58 minutes .
: Experimental or niche films can be much longer, such as the documentary Resan (The Journey) , which has a runtime of 14 hours and 33 minutes . Historical and Technical Context
While runtimes vary, different organizations set specific benchmarks for a movie to qualify as "feature length":
: Require a minimum length of more than 40 minutes .
The term "feature" originated when theaters began showing one main "featured" film alongside newsreels, cartoons, and shorter comedies.
In the entertainment and media industry, a (or "feature film") is a full-length motion picture intended to be the principal or sole presentation in a cinema program. Defining a Feature Film
: Generally asserts that a feature must be at least 80 minutes long.
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