diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
index 49944e9d2b..9efeb6a1c1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
@@ -1379,6 +1379,9 @@ def __contains__(self, date):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'{__name__}.{type(self).__name__}({self.start.isoformat()!r}, {self.end.isoformat()!r})'
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'{self.start} to {self.end}'
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return (isinstance(other, DateRange)
                 and self.start == other.start and self.end == other.end)
@@ -3239,6 +3242,8 @@ def match_str(filter_str, dct, incomplete=False):
 def match_filter_func(filters, breaking_filters=None):
     if not filters and not breaking_filters:
         return None
+    repr_ = f'{match_filter_func.__module__}.{match_filter_func.__qualname__}({filters}, {breaking_filters})'
+
     breaking_filters = match_filter_func(breaking_filters) or (lambda _, __: None)
     filters = set(variadic(filters or []))
 
@@ -3246,6 +3251,7 @@ def match_filter_func(filters, breaking_filters=None):
     if interactive:
         filters.remove('-')
 
+    @function_with_repr.set_repr(repr_)
     def _match_func(info_dict, incomplete=False):
         ret = breaking_filters(info_dict, incomplete)
         if ret is not None:
@@ -4977,6 +4983,10 @@ def __init__(self, func, repr_=None):
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.func(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def set_repr(cls, repr_):
+        return functools.partial(cls, repr_=repr_)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         if self.__repr:
             return self.__repr