How to format flash drive

Hi, if I copy a movie to a flash drive formatted in Mac OS extended, can it be read by a computer running Windows? The drive is 64 GB and is currently formatted with FAT32, but I need larger file size for movies.
Thanks

Thank you, that is clear! Just to be complete, is there any advantage in partitioning the drive (since it's large enough)  into one volume Mac OS and the other exFAT?

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